ECSA shooting competition rules (revised February 2019)

 Since 2004, shooting competitions are beiing organized by various ECSA members.

In order to create a safe and work related competition the following rules need to be followed.

Rules:
Invitation:

• Invitations need to be send in 6 months before the competition
• Always send the invitation to the DG of the Customs administration and the ECSA representative
• Transportation from the airport or trainstation of participants has to be provided by the organizing administration
• In case of transport of weapons, border formalities must be prepared by the organizer

Competition:

• EPP will be the leading stage
• Teams will consist of 3 shooters
• The focus will be on pistol shooting however stages with other weapons are allowed
• Composed teams are allowed
• There will be a team and an individual competition
• Participants have to bring service pistols, tuned pistols are not allowed
• The organizer must, if needed, provide pistols for those particapants who can’t bring their own weapons.
• All participant need to be well trained and work as an armed customs officer
• No combination of pistol and other wapons for precision shooting
• No participants in the jury or in the results administration.
• Situation stages, build and evaluated according to the valid international IPSC rules optional disciplines or situations chosen by the organizer are possible.

Safety rules:

• All participants have to follow the safety rules of the organizer and the shooting range.
• Weapens need to be stored in a safe overnight.
• Weapens may only be unholstered during the parcours or in secured eareas
• When a shot is fired in any other direction then the (sand) bulletcatcher, it will result in a disqualification.
• When active in the stage, it’s is not allowed to have a finger at the trigger.