A Guide to Successful Upgrading

You must make sure you have complied with all of the following, together with the detailed requirements for each grade shown in your PRC, and in the Motorsport UK Grading Scheme flowchart.

Remember that signatures dated before you received confirmation of a preceding upgrade from Motorsport UK cannot be counted towards a future upgrade

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES, OR NEED CONFIRMATION THAT YOU ARE READY FOR YOUR UPGRADE

1) Attendance signatures:

  • An attendance signature is only valid for one duty, and can only be given when a full day, minimum 6 hours, is spent on the assigned duty.
  • For upgrades to Race Grade 1 Marshal and Race Grade 2 Marshal a mix of Incident and Flag duties is required. A signature given against split duties for Flag/Incident will not be valid for either duty.
  • Once you have recorded the requisite number of attendance signatures for your upgrade shown in your PRC, record any extra signatures on a Motorsport UK Continuation page, and not on other pages of your PRC.
  • Attendance signatures, should be signed by the Marshal appointed to be in charge of the Post or Duty for the day and they need to be a Motorsport UK Registered but the person signing could also be the Chief Marshal, Stage Commander or a Clerk for the event
  • Race Off Track upgrades: signatures are valid from Race Off Track only and not Speed or Kart as in these disciplines now have Off Track duties included in their own Grades. Race Off Track will include (but are not limited to) duties carried out in Paddock, Pits, Start Line, Race Communications, Assembly and Race Control. The Motorsport UK Pathway gives details of the mix required for each upgrade.
  • Signatures are only valid if given at Motorsport UK licensed events. In practice this means you cannot collect valid signatures when marshalling outside the UK.

2) Training signatures:

  • Make sure you record signatures for all the required modules listed in your PRC.

3) Upgrade Assessments:

  • An Upgrade Assessment cannot be recorded until all the required Attendance and Training signatures are in place. It is recommend that you contact your Regional Grading Coordinator when you think you are ready, for advice, and assistance if necessary.
  • An Upgrade Assessment can only be given by a Marshal graded as Assessor level for the relevant discipline.
  • An Upgrade Assessment cannot also be counted as an Attendance signature.
  • When you feel are ready for an Assessment, contact the Chief Marshal in advance of your preferred meeting to request a placement with an Assessing Marshal for Assessment. If you encounter any problems obtaining Assessments, speak to your Regional Grading Officer.
  • If you have any doubts whether you have the correct number of signatures required to request an upgrade assessment, speak to your Regional Grading Officer.

4) Submitting your upgrade

  • Contact your Regional Grading coordinator for the best method to submit  your documents
    • Your current Marshals Registration Card
    • PRC inside cover
    • PRC attendance pages
    • PRC relevant training pages (discipline specific and generic)
    • PRC assessment pages
    • Any relevant Continuation Sheets, review sheets or certificates
  • Complete and sign a Marshals Registration Form (MRF) leaving section 3 blank.
  • Make a copy of your PRC (and any Continuation pages) for safekeeping.
  • Your Regional Grading coordinator will check your documents are all in order, and then forward your upgrade to national grading coordinator, for BMMC endorsement

Newly Registered Marshals

Your first step on the grading ladder will be to Marshal level. You need to complete the attendance and training requirements, and the Upgrade Assessment(s) as above, but there is no minimum time limit before you can upgrade.

National Grading Officer nat.grading@marshals.co.uk