General Guidelines

GENERAL POOL EVENT RULES
- The ROV must move only under its own power. Teams will incur a 2-minute penalty if they pull or otherwise maneuver the ROV by the tether.
- If the ROV or tether becomes tangled on the course structure ori s otherwise unable to move on its own power, a team member must notify the judge that they would like to try to free the ROV, or request diver assistance to free or retrieve the ROV. Under this circumstance teams may pull on the tether. The session timer will continue to time the run and a 2-minute penalty will be added to the elapsed time. If the ROV is pulled by the tether or moved by a diver, the ROV must be returned to the location that it was moved from before it may continue competing.
- The team must use the same ROV that was presented at compliance for both pool events.
- Only two team members are allowed on the pool deck in the competition area during an event.
- The on-deck team members may switch drivers at any time and as many times as they choose.
- All team members must wear shoes with rubber soles while on the pool deck.