The
IDEAS system is designed to assist sailors, coaches, event and program
organizers, and national governing bodies to ESTIMATE eligibility for
participation in disabled sailing, based on the 2005 Functional
Classification System of the International Association for Disabled Sailing.
Functional
Classification provides a more equitable means of quantifying a disabled
person's ability to participate in a particular sport. The only way to
actually receive a valid Classification is to be evaluated and classified
by an official national or international classifier. For these guidelines,
please see the IFDS 2005 FCS
www.sailing.org/disabled/FCS2005.pdf.
IDEAS attempts to aid sailors and coaches with an estimate of eligibility,
and is not intended to replace formal classification.
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US SAILING
Online Registration for
I.D.E.A.S. 2007
Organizing Authority
US
SAILING
Location
Portsmouth , RI
Date
3/31/2007-5/1/2007
Current Registrants
Sample Sailor
Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy)
I certify that I have a permanent physical
impairment that substantially limits one or more life activities that
has been diagnosed by a physician.
I have a current IFDS FCS 2005 - 2008
Classification passport and rating. Type Yes or No. If Yes, enter
rating,(i.e. 7PPS, 5T, 3PRS) and date of classification.
I have a current US SAILING 2005 -2008
Classification rating. Type Yes or No. If Yes, state number, type
(i.e. 7PPS, 5T, 3PRS) , US SAILING Classification Card # and date of
classification.
Name of your preferred personal physician
Phone number of your physician/doctor
Describe any technical
aids or adaptations used during sailing. If none, write NONE.
Date of injury
PART 1: BENCHMARKASSESSMENT If the following applies to you - I am/have quadriplegic,
complete; Double (both sides) through shoulder amputation. If YES,
enter 1. If not, leave it blank.
If the following applies
to you. I am/ have double above elbow amputation ; most high
paraplegics above T4; single above elbow and single below elbow
amputation. If YES, enter 2. If not, leave it blank.
If the following applies
to you. I am/ have single, above knee amputation, and single above
elbow amputation; double below elbow amputation; most low paraplegics
below T 10. If YES, enter 3. If not, leave it blank.
If the following applies
to you. I am/ have single through shoulder amputation; double above
knee amputation; double below knee amputation without prosthesis;
single above knee and single below knee amputation without prothesis.
If YES, enter 4. If not, leave it blank.
If the following applies
to you. I am/ have single above elbow amputation; single above knee
amputation and single below knee amputation with prostheses. If YES,
enter 5. If not, leave it blank.
If the following applies
to you. I am/ have double below knee amputation with prosthesis;
single below elbow amputation. If YES, enter 6. If not, leave it
blank.
If the following applies
to you. I am/ have single above knee amputation; single below knee
amputation without prosthesis. If YES, enter 7. If not, leave it
blank.
If you did not find your
diagnosis in these benchmarks, enter 0.
If you entered a number from 1 - 7 in one
of the benchmark categories above, enter that number here and do not
answer any more questions. Just continue onto the end by clicking
SUBMIT. You should leave the questions blank. Do not log off until you
get a message saying you have successfully registered. If the number
is 0, continue onto the next section.
PART 2: SELF ASSESSMENT.
There are five sections: helming, trimming, cleating, tacking and
hiking. Answer only ONE question under each category. Use your BEST
estimate of your performance, even if you have NOT actually tried the
skill.
HELMING: When helming a
sailboat with a tiller if you require assistive devices to helm
(mechanical or electronic i.e. transferring chair, joy stick tiller or
increased mechanical purchase) enter 1. If not, leave it blank.
When helming a sailboat
with a tiller if you control the tiller with only your feet or teeth,
enter 2. If not, leave it blank.
When helming a sailboat
with a tiller if you let go of the tiller to transfer while changing
sides in a tack, (i.e. using both hands to slide across a transfer
bench) enter 3. If not, leave it blank.
When helming a sailboat
with a tiller if you need one hand for support while tacking the boat,
enter 4. If not, leave it blank.
When helming a sailboat
with a tiller if you tack or gybe normally, enter 5. If not, leave it
blank.
TRIMMING: When trimming
the sails, if you require increased mechanical or electrical
assistance to pull the sheets, enter 1. If not, leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you pull the sheets with severe difficulty and are unable to fully
trim, enter 2. If not, leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you pull the sheets with moderate difficulty, enter 3. If not,
leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you pull the sheets with slight difficulty, enter 4. If not, leave
it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you pull the sheets normally, enter 5. If not, leave it blank.
CLEATING: When trimming
the sails, if you require outside assistance to cleat or uncleat the
sheets, enter 1. If not, leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you cleat/ uncleat the sheets with severe difficulty and frequently
miss, enter 2. If not, leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you cleat/ uncleat the sheets with moderate difficulty, enter 3. If
not, leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you cleat/ uncleat the sheets with slight difficulty, enter 4. If
not, leave it blank.
When trimming the sails,
if you cleat/ uncleat the sheets normally, enter 5. If not, leave it
blank.
HIKING: When you are
hiking out, if it might be possible for you to get up on the side
deck, enter 1. If not, leave it blank.
When you are hiking out,
if you hike past the vertical sheer line, enter 2. If not, leave it
blank.
When you are hiking out,
if you have to hold on with two hands so that you cannot trim the
sheets, enter 3. If not, leave it blank.
When you are hiking out,
if you have some difficulty but can adjust the sheets, enter 4. If
not, leave it blank.
When you are hiking out,
if you hike normally, enter 5. If not, leave it blank.
TACKING: When changing
sides of the boat during a tack, if you require a mechanical device to
transfer from side to side, enter 1. If not, leave it blank.
When changing sides of the
boat during a tack you require a transfer bench/ board to move from
side to side. If you move with severe difficulty, enter 2. If not,
leave it blank.
When changing sides of the
boat during a tack you require a transfer bench/ board to move from
side to side. If you move with moderate difficulty, enter 3. If not,
leave it blank.
When changing sides of the
boat during a tack, with or without a transfer bench or board, if you
require a transfer bench/ board to move from side to side. If you move
with slight difficulty, enter 4. If not, leave it blank.
If you change from side to
side normally, enter 5. If not, leave it blank.
If your total points
are <10, enter 1. 11-15 enter 2; 16 -19, enter 3; 20 -21 enter 4; 22,
enter 5; 23 enter 6 and 24, enter 7. This is your final IDEAS number
(1 to 7).
PART 3: VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT I certify that my classification was done by measuring my
best eye to the highest possible correction. If this does not apply to
you, leave it blank.
Is Vision a functional
impairment? If so are you totally blind? Totally blind is defined as
cannot make use of any visual clues to assist in sailing. If you are
an IBSA class B1 and have no light perception, enter 3. If not, leave
it blank.
Are you partially blind
IBSA class B2 with visual acuity <0.0333 in the best eye and/ or
visual field is 5 degree radius or less in the best eye? If so, enter
5. If not, leave it blank.
Are you an IBSA class B3
or if you have visual acuity 0.0333 to 0.100 in the best eye and/ or
visual field of less than 20 degrees but more than 5 degree radius in
the best eye. If so enter 7. If not, leave it blank.
This final number to the
right is your IDEAS number for Visual Impairment.
Is there anything else
you would like us to know?
Your sailing
assessment classification number is simply an estimate, and
classification by an official classifier is highly recommended.
If you are
still uncertain of your eligibility for disabled sailing, it is
recommended that you undergo classification by IFDS certified classifiers,
including a functional anatomical test, functional dock test, and
functional sail test according to the IFDS FCS 2005, which can
be found on the internet at
www.sailing.org. Any further
questions should be directed to your National Governing Body, or IFDS.
