Rule 1.02 - Procedure
a. A competitor must be at the firing point within two minutes of being called. Failing this he may be disqualified, penalised with loss of targets, or be re-squadded at the discretion of the club.
b. A target must be thrown for the first shooter on his call at his first and subsequent visit to each trap, or after a break in shooting.
c. When at the firing point ready for competition, the competitor shall distinctly give the command "Pull" or a similar command to the referee and thereafter the competitor is in the competition.
d. For trapshooting once reaching his shooting mark a shooter must stand on the station, position himself, load his gun and call for his target within 10 seconds after the shooter preceding him has completed his firing or after the referee has given the signal to commence firing or resume firing.
Non-compliance with the above will draw a warning from the referee. Subsequent occurrences per event will be penalised one target each.
Rule 1.03 - Procedure
a.When it is his turn to shoot, a competitor shall close his gun only when at the firing point and facing the trap. He must remove the cartridges from his gun before turning from the firing point on lane 5 and proceeding to lane 1 and shall not reload until standing on lane 1. The cartridges must be removed from any magazine gun between each lane.
b. For trapshooting the competitor must stand with both feet entirely within the boundary of the shooting station except as allowed under section 1.10e.
c. Provided he is standing on the mark from where he is going to shoot, a competitor may place cartridges into the breech whilst he is waiting his turn to shoot.
d. Shooters must not close or attempt to mount the gun to the shoulder until the result of the previous shot has been called by the referee.
e.All competitors in a squad shall automatically change lanes. Once having fired his shot, a competitor may move back along his own shooting lane but must not move off his shooting lane until the next competitor has fired his shot or a vacant lane exists between competitors.
The shooter on lane 5, having removed cartridges from his gun before turning round, may proceed to lane 1, but must not reload until he is standing on the lane. No person shall close his gun until all persons on the shooting tracks have withdrawn to a handicap mark at least equal to his own.
f. For trapshooting, unless in the opinion of the referee it is contrary to the equity of the competition, a competitor taking part in the competition may shoot at pieces of his own target, if he so wishes.
g. Empty shells on the ground must not be collected while shooters are on the tracks. Only those people directly associated with the competition will be on the tracks while the shoot is in progress.
h. No competitor shall make, negotiate or discuss any bet (either on his own shooting or that of any competitor) while he is on the shooting tracks. If any competitor infringes this rule he may be disqualified by the referee.
i. All members of a squad must remain at the shooting tracks until the last competitor has shot.
j.The officiating referee or management must have the trap adjusted immediately if it is not throwing legal targets. Immediately after such alteration a target must be thrown and the competition continued.