13.1. The names of the members of each team must be communicated to the Organizer, at least thirty days prior to the event, accompanied by a certificate from the Member Association stating that all team members comply with the conditions specified in Article 12.2.

13.2. Any subsequent changes to a team must be presented to the Tournament Director, with an appropriately amended certificate of eligibility, at registration and before the final draw at the first captains meeting. At the final draw, the team list will be locked allowing no additional changes.

13.3. Reserves: A team may have only one designated reserve. The team member designated as the reserve at registration may be substituted for a competitor. After being substituted, the original competitor may be reinstated for a subsequent session in the same group as he was originally assigned to (I.E. Group A-E). Competitors may not change groups.

13.4. The team captain must notify the Tournament Director, or his representative, of any substitution in writing at latest thirty minutes prior to the start of a competition session.

13.5. A reserve may not fish on a sector that he has already fished in any previous session. He may do this only with the explicit authorization of the senior representative of SAFFA present at the championship, and only for emergency substitution of a team member. This exception to policy must be justified in writing by the team captain at least thirty minutes before the start of the competition session. The team captain must advise the competitor accordingly.

13.1. The names of the members of each team must be communicated to the International Organiser (Team Application Form shall be used contained in the FIPS-Mouche Guidelines), at least sixty days prior to the event. This application form must be signed by the Member Federation President or SPOC (single point of contact) known by the General Secretary of FIPS-Mouche.

13.2. Any subsequent changes to a team must be presented to the International Organiser in writing, using an updated application form as described in 13.1 above at registration and before the final draw at the first Captain’s Meeting. At the final draw, the team list will be locked allowing no additional changes.

13.3. If a team does not contain a member who can interpret and translate from and to one of the official languages, then the team should add a translator/interpreter. The translator(s), should accompany the Team Captain during competition sessions.

13.4. Reserves: A team may have only one designated reserve. The team member designated as the official reserve at the final draw may be substituted for a competitor. After being substituted, the original competitor may be reinstated for a subsequent session in the same group as he was originally assigned to (I.E. Groups A-E). Competitors may not change groups.

13.5. The Team Captain informing the International Organiser or his representative in writing using the FIPS-Mouche form and then getting final approval from the Senior FIPS-Mouche Representative may use a reserve to replace a competitor. This change request must be filed a minimum of thirty minutes prior to the start of a championship session.

13.6. A reserve may not fish on a sector that he has already fished in any previous session. He may do this only with the explicit authorisation of the Senior FIPS-Mouche Representative present, and only for emergency substitution of a team member. This exception to policy must be justified in writing using the FIPS-Mouche form by the Team Captain at least thirty minutes before the start of the competition session. The Team Captain must advise the competitor accordingly