The Announcing Coordinator, is appointed, shall:
(a) Act under the supervision of the Referee.
(b) Be aware of the public announcing and other systems, including dedicated sponsor and SLSA promotion themes, being put in place by the Organising Committee. The Announcing Coordinator shall also liaise with the Safety Coordinator for health and safety announcements during emergencies.
(c) Liaise with and work with all professional commentary teams provided by the event organising authority.
(d) Supervise rosters, locations, duties and responsibilities for announcing team members.
(e) Advise and assist in the setting up of the announcing systems and sundry equipment.
(f) Ensure spectators, competitors, coaches, managers, officials and workforce personnel are kept reliably informed of the competition’s progress via the announcing team.
(g) Acquaint the announcing team with the competition timetable and special events to be announced and ensure the Announcing Team is informative and accurate on competitor details.
(h) Describe and announce the running of events and other announcements requested by the Referee or the Organising Committee.
(i) Liaise with the presentation section on the announcement of awards, medals, VIP and sponsor presentations.
(j) Be aware at all times of the safety and welfare of competitors, officials and other personnel involved in the competition and immediately report any concerns to the Referee their delegate and/or the Safety Officer. If the matter is a catastrophic event and the Announcing Coordinator is an official, they may order an immediate suspension of competition in their area and immediately escalate the matter to the Referee and/or their Area Referee and/or the Safety Coordinator.