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Rule 9.28 Terrain Zero Definition

Terrain Zero describes terrain which meets one of the following criteria:

a.    Meets all the following criteria:

  • is below 500 metres above sea level; and
  • is within 30 minutes travelling time from a road which can take an ordinary road-going ambulance or a building which is occupied (such as a farm) or another means of summoning help (such as a telephone box); and
  • contains no element of scrambling.

or:

b.    Is a road, or path adjacent to a road, on which you would expect to see traffic.

 

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