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Reply to "Measurement data submitted for course Certification."

Agree with Pete, even the part about yelling. I see the advantages of the 10-year course life as clearing the deadwood and instituting a simple unambiguous course lifetime rule. However, the discussion of segment and calibration course lifetime is nit-picking that serves no practical purpose, save regulating.

The entire measurement/certification process assumes a degree of professionalism (integrity). When we try to regulate out cheating, we become lawyers more interested in law (regulations) than in our product and its quality.

If a certifier gets a package that includes a segment measured more than 10-years ago, or earlier than the measurement date for the balance, a simple phone call or email can easily provide assurance that the reference points and the route of the segment are unchanged.

I've found that the best way for me to keep track of course segments is to complete a Measurement Data Sheet for each. When a package containing segments is submitted it then provides the date and the measurer for that segment. If a separate calibration course was used for that segment, the map and certification number for it is also included. I consider that I'm honest enough to not submit a segment that I haven't checked for changes.
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