1. Each ship entering a sanctioned event shall have all old damage repaired and painted prior to entering its first battle of that event. 2. A ship mistakenly launched with the barrel safety pins still inserted in the barrels or the guns’ gas or electricity turned off may, during the first two minutes of the sortie, be brought to shore and have the pins removed or guns turned on. The ship shall not be fired upon while returning to shore, and after the mistake has been corrected, shall not be fired upon until the captain declares that the ship is reentering the sortie. 3. Night combat illumination devices shall not impede the night vision of other combatants. C. 1. The 5 Minute Rule a. A Captain may withdraw a ship from a sortie by announcing to all participants that [name of ship] is on five!” For ships in Class 1, the “The announcement shall be [name of ship] is on two!” “The b. After invoking the Five Minute Rule (or Two Minute Rule) the captain shall start a timer, and the ship must remain in the battle for five minutes (two minutes for Class 1) before being touched by its captain or removed from the water. During that five minute (or two minute) period, the ship trying to withdraw shall not fire on opposing ships, but it may be fired upon by any other ship which is not also five” or two.” “on “on c. A captain may not announce that a ship is "on five” or two” while “on anyone is in the water. d. At the expiration of the required five minute or two minute period the withdrawing ship must be brought to immediately and may not be fired upon. After the ship has been touched by its captain or removed from the water it may not reenter the ongoing sortie. The ship may enter subsequent new sorties if any are scheduled in the same battle. 2. The Five Minute Rule a. The Five Minute Rule varies from the normal Five Minute Rule in that all ships in a fleet shall announce "on five" simultaneously and no individual Five Minute Rule announcements shall be allowed. The rule shall only be established if a majority of the participants in a battle agree, or if directed in the discretion of the Contest Director. Only a fleet admiral (or other designated fleet commander) can announce a Fleet Five Minute Rule for a fleet.
1. Each ship entering a sanctioned event shall have all old damage repaired and painted prior to entering its first battle of that event. 2. A ship mistakenly launched with the barrel safety pins still inserted in the barrels or the guns’ gas or electricity turned off may, during the first two minutes of the sortie, be brought to shore and have the pins removed or guns turned on. The ship shall not be fired upon while returning to shore, and after the mistake has been corrected, shall not be fired upon until the captain declares that the ship is reentering the sortie. 3. Night combat illumination devices shall not impede the night vision of other combatants. C. 1. The 5 Minute Rule a. A Captain may withdraw a ship from a sortie by announcing to all participants that “The [name of ship] is on five!” For ships in Class 1, the announcement shall be “The [name of ship] is on two!” b. After invoking the Five Minute Rule (or Two Minute Rule) the captain shall start a timer, and the ship must remain in the battle for five minutes (two minutes for Class 1) before being touched by its captain or removed from the water. During that five minute (or two minute) period, the ship trying to withdraw shall not fire on opposing ships, but it may be fired upon by any other ship which is not also “on five” or “on two.” c. A captain may not announce that a ship is "on five” or “on two” while anyone is in the water. d. At the expiration of the required five minute or two minute period the withdrawing ship must be brought to immediately and may not be fired upon. After the ship has been touched by its captain or removed from the water it may not reenter the ongoing sortie. The ship may enter subsequent new sorties if any are scheduled in the same battle. 2. The Five Minute Rule a. The Five Minute Rule varies from the normal Five Minute Rule in that all ships in a fleet shall announce "on five" simultaneously and no individual Five Minute Rule announcements shall be allowed. The rule shall only be established if a majority of the participants in a battle agree, or if directed in the discretion of the Contest Director. Only a fleet admiral (or other designated fleet commander) can announce a Fleet Five Minute Rule for a fleet.