TRMN:BlackSphinxCup:AdditionalGuidelines
Additional BSC Guidelines
The 1SL Office recommends that the fleet commander consult with both their staff and chapter COs prior to choosing which three challenges will constitute their fleet cup. Buy-in and consent from the chapters of a fleet are essential to making the fleet cup a success.
It is recommended that the fleet commander appoint a fleet challenge coordinator to assume responsibility of the fleet cup. The 1SL Office suggests appointing the fleet staff Intelligence officer, chief of staff, flag captain, or other fleet command staff member.
The 1SL Office recommends that the fleet commander or designated subordinate confer with the Office of the First Space Lord prior to conducting their fleet cup in order to assure that they are compliant with the rules of the Black Sphinx Cup.
Please keep in mind that you are seeking to compete to be named the most impressive chapter of your fleet and/ or TRMN as a whole. Choosing a balanced set of challenges that will allow chapters to convey this in more than one way could be essential. For example: In the Black Sphinx Cup, a chapter that has won their fleet cup by means of three consecutive Reading challenges, or only TRMN training or qualification-based challenges, will likely not fare well against another chapter that won their cup with three distinctly different types of challenges, particularly those in the spirit of volunteer or charity activity or a creative focus.
Grace Period
Some challenges require members be issued an award or qualification from an officer unrelated to the Black Sphinx Cup in order to be considered qualified. The First Space Lord’s Office recognizes and understands that delays can and do occur in the issuance of awards and certifications through no fault of the individual member. The First Space Lord’s Office also recognizes that some awards are issued on a set schedule which falls outside of challenge periods. To account for those possible delays and schedules, the Space Warfare and Astrocontrol challenges have had a grace period established, the rules for which are found in each challenge’s rule sheet. If a fleet is embarked on a challenge which has a grace period, the Office of the First Space Lord will work with the issuing authority of the awards or certification for the challenge to ensure that they are issued ini a timely manner and within the grace period.
Ambiguity Clause
In any instance that the Black Sphinx Cup rules, or the specific rules of approved challenges, are found to be unclear or ambiguous by a fleet commander or their subordinate, it is essential that they immediately confer with the First Space Lord’s staff Intelligence officer (intel@1SL.trmn.org). A final ruling will be made by the Office of the First Space Lord and must be adhered to. Failure to adhere to this ruling will result in the fleet being made ineligible for the Black Sphinx Cup. If a fleet is found to have made their own interpretations of the rules without consulting the Office of the First Space Lord, they will be made ineligible for the Black Sphinx Cup.
Conflict of Interest Clause
In the event that the First Space Lord, 1SL chief of staff, and/or 1SL staff Intelligence officer is a member of a chapter up for consideration in the Black Sphinx Cup, they will recuse themselves from the awards process, to be replaced by the next most senior member of the First Space Lord’s staff.