Official Levels - Europe & Africa Confederations

Harmonisation of Officials Grades

The World Waterski Council recommends that Confederations and National Federations adopt the following officials' naming protocol.

There will be 4 levels of Officials as folllows.

a) Level 1 (D1, H1, J1, S1) - International Officials

Requires Confederation Testing Approval.
They can work as a Chief-position or to be an appointed official at World Titled, Confederation Titled, Record “R” and Rankings “L” Events.

Level 1 Judges will be subject to periodic re-evaluation and or testing by peers in order to retain their qualifications. The test will be prepared and taken under Confederation supervision. If they do not 'pass' re-evaluation, they are automatically downgraded to Level 2.

b) Level 2 (D2, H2, J2, S2) - International Officials

Requires Confederation Testing Approval.
They can be nominated as a Chief-position or to be appointed at Confederation Titled, Record “R”, Rankings “L” events. They can be nominated to World Titles Events by exception.

c) Level 3 (D3, H3, J3, S3) - National Officials

Requires National Federation Testing/Approval.
They can be nominated to Rankings “L” competitions.
Limitation of L3 Officials to “L” events: Please refer to IWWF Rule 25.09.

d) Level 4 (D4, J4, S4) - National Officials

Requires National Federation Testing/Approval.
They can be nominated to National competitions.
Assistant /Entry Level officials.

Note:

1) Officials appointed for World Titled and Confederation Titled Events must be qualified in all 3 events.
2) Single event and Two event officials are recognized at all levels.

Official Path from a National Level to an International level Official

Level 4 and Level 3 are National Level Officials.
Their education, exams and control belong to their National Federation.

Level 2 and Level 1 are International Level Officials.

Their education, exams and control belong to IWWF Europe Waterski Council.

See more on
E&A Additional Rules. Under SECTION 5 – Europe and Africa Officials.

Official Exam Application (Europe)

Exam Pass Marks

Candidate Prior Exam Requirements