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Originally Posted by Sparky-steve
i wouldn't like to be the people who decide on who can or can't attend a meeting.
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It seems simple to me. The chief marshal knows how many posts there are at the circuit concered and his /her experience knows how many marshals are required to SAFELY occupy the posts. Add to that ONE trainee per post (maybe two if the track area covered by a post is sufficiently large enough) all selected on a first come first served basis and there you have it, a circuit fully and safely manned.
Post manning numbers (and experience) levels are not confined to big meetings. At one meeting in the not too distant past I found myself (an I/O) acting post chief with a course marshal who was asked to flag for the first time and two trainees, one on his first day and the other having done 3 days.
Fortunatly (and thankfully)we only had a few spinners all day.