The procedure to apply for re-appointment for World Sailing Race Officials is detailed in Section 3 of the World Sailing Regulations. Candidates must complete the official application form and send it directly to World Sailing by 1 September and continue to meet the required qualification standards.

The basic requirements for a candidate applying to renew their status as an International Race Officer are the same as for new appointments with the exception that they do not need to have attended a Race Management Seminar, re-take the written test or have obtained the three completed RMSC reference forms.

All candidates must ensure they have read the relevant sections within the Race Officials Roles, Qualifications and Competences document and World Sailing Regulations in full in order to understand the complete qualifcations required to become an International Race Officer.

Applications can be made by registration to the World Sailing International Race Officials Application Portal with a valid World Sailing ID