Event Management & Competition Rules
updated 15th Jan 2022
This section contain material useful for organisers and course planners of orienteering events. This and other useful guidelines can be found in the Guidelines and Policies Section.
1 OSA Course Specifications updated Jan 2022
2 Course Planning Guidelinesupdated Jan 2018
3 Event Organisation Guidelines Jan 2018
4 IOF Control Descriptions. Jan 2018
4B IOF Control Descriptions Australian Version updated 2018
5 Safety Guidelines Updated Feb 2015
5B Event Cancellation Hot Weather April 2015
5C OSA Incident Report Form March 2015
6 Course Planning with OCAD May 2020
7 ForestrySA Event Applications Feb 2019 Application must first be made online (after 4th March) at: https://www.forestrysa.com.au/recreation/mount-crawford-kuitpo/ The detailed Application Form must then be submitted at least 4 weeks prior to the event. Training Events are exempt from this process. For training events email the following: Event date, timings, location of car parking, estimate of numbers attending & provide map showing control locations, contact name and mobile number on the day. There continues to be no charge for Training Events. After the event we send the numbers attending; to show the numbers of people using the forests for recreation.
8 User Guide for SportIdent Equipment 21st Aug 2021
10 OA Environment Code of Practice 2003
11 OSA Orienteers and Your Land 2003, updated March 2011
12 Event Directions and Signage Guidelines Oct 2010
13 ASC Junior and Newcomer Program Guidelines April 2013
14 Using Purple Pen For Course Planning 5th Aug 2019
14A Download symbol.xml (updated 1st May 2018) to align Purple Pen with Australian Control Descriptions 2018. Save to Purple Pen directory & unzip there to replace original file: symbols.zip
15 Eventor Guide EventManagement OSA Version 19th Nov 2020
16A Risk statement for events March 2019
17 Event Information Template Example.docx April 2015
18 Entering non Sportsoftware Results into Eventor April 2019
18A_Non_Sport_Software_Result_Import_Template.xls
19_BadgeCalculatorAndResultsFormatter_BlankCopy.zip
Other Documents Relavent to Event Organisation
1A 2022 Certificate of Currency Cover Sheet This is adequate in most situations.
1B 2022 Certificate of Currency Full Version This full version should only be used where an owner or organisation has specifically asked to be listed.
OA: Competition Rules for Foot Orienteering Events March 31st 2021
OA: Competition Rules for MTBO Events updated Nov 2018
SA-Victoria Challenge Rules Sept 2011
SA Night Championhips Club Challenge updated Oct 2016
SA Relay Championships Dec 2016
6A Relay Championships Handicap Scorer Aug 2012 (Excel Spreadsheet)
Critical Incidents Adopted June 2016
