Armored Combat:Inspecting equipment - General information

General information

1. At each event, the marshal-in-charge must arrange for the inspection of all equipment to be used in combat (e.g., armor and weapons). This in no way relieves the individual combatants of their responsibility for following the equipment standards.
2. Ultimately, the fighter is responsible for the condition and safety of their armor and weapons at all times.
   1. This includes periods between bouts, between battles, and day to day periods between battles at a multi-day event.
   2. Equipment that was perfectly serviceable at the beginning of the previous event could have broken since, and even the most experienced fighter can occasionally forget some piece of armor.
   3. The marshal's inspection is intended to provide a second pair of experienced eyes and an outside point of view.
3. As a marshal, you are not guaranteeing or certifying that anything is completely safe, and its use is without risk.
   1. The primary responsibility for the safety of weapons and armor remains with the fighter.
   2. You are inspecting to see whether the item (helmet, armor, weapon, how the armor sits on the fighter, etc.) complies with our published standards or not.
   3. Weapons, armor or other equipment that do not comply with our standards must not be used.
4. The purpose of our rules, standards and inspections is to reduce the chance of injury for those who participate. Even with those rules and standards, all of our combat activities can lead to injury.
5. Properly carrying out your duties as an officer of the SCA and a marshal will indemnify you in case the corporation or its officers (of which you are one) are sued.