ASDEC ETS/ASD

Associazione Scafi d’Epoca e Classici ETS/ASD

Piazza Miani, 5 – 20143 MILANO (ITALY)

ORGANIZATIONAL AND CONTROL MODEL FOR SPORTING ACTIVITIES

INTRODUCTION

This organizational and control model for sporting activities (hereinafter MOCAS or the Model) – together with the Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender-based violence, and any other form of discrimination (hereinafter Code of Conduct) – has been drafted by the Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Scafi d’Epoca e Classici ETS (hereinafter Association or ASDEC ETS/ASD or, briefly, ASDEC), in execution of the provisions of the 2nd paragraph of Article 16 of Legislative Decree no. 39 of February 28, 2021.

The MOCAS and the Code of Conduct, developed based on the guidelines published by the Italian Powerboat Federation (hereinafter FIM) – the federation to which ASDEC is affiliated – were adopted by ASDEC by resolution of the ASDEC Board of Directors on March 14, 2025.

ART. 1 – SCOPE OF APPLICATION

The MOCAS is binding upon and must be respected by:

  1. FIM members of the Association;
  2. anyone participating, in any capacity or role, in the Association’s sporting activities.

ART. 2 – PURPOSE OF THE MODEL

  1. Through the MOCAS, the Association adopts every necessary measure to promote the full physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development of the Athlete, and their effective participation in sporting activities

as well as the full awareness of all Members regarding their rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and protections.

  1. A fundamental right of Members is to be treated with respect and dignity in every relationship, context, and situation within the social sphere, as well as to be protected from all forms of abuse, harassment, gender-based violence, and any other condition of discrimination, as provided for by Legislative Decree of April 11, 2006,
  2. 198, regardless of ethnicity, personal beliefs, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, political opinion, religion, financial status, birth, physical, intellectual, relational, or sporting condition. The right to health and the psycho-physical well-being of Members constitutes an absolutely prevailing value, even over sporting results. Anyone participating in any capacity or role in sporting activities is required to respect the aforementioned rights of Members.
  3. The MOCAS incorporates the provisions of Legislative Decree no. 36 of February 28, 2021, and Legislative Decree no. 39 of February 28, 2021, as well as the provisions issued on the matter by the CONI National Board and the FIM.
  4. As an association affiliated with the FIM, ASDEC prevents and combats all forms of abuse, violence, or discrimination against Members, particularly minors. To this end, it informs Members of their respective rights, promotes the dissemination of FIM safeguarding policies, and adopts measures and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of such policies, including through the training of workers, collaborators, and volunteers who, in any capacity or role, are involved in sporting activities and are in contact with Athletes.
  1. With the approval of the MOCAS and the Code of Conduct, ASDEC commits to pursuing the following objectives:
    1. the promotion of the rights referred to in Art. 2;
    2. the promotion of an inclusive culture and environment that ensures the dignity and respect for the rights of all Members, particularly minors, and guarantees equality and equity, as well as valuing diversity, while protecting the physical and moral integrity of all members;
    3. the awareness of Members regarding their rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and protections;
    4. the identification and implementation of appropriate Safeguarding measures, procedures, and policies, also in accordance with the recommendations of the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies, which reduce the risks of conduct harmful to rights, especially towards minor members;
    5. the timely, effective, and confidential management of reports of abuse, violence, and discrimination, and the protection of whistleblowers;
    6. informing Members, including minors, about the measures and procedures for preventing and combating abuse, violence, and discrimination and, in particular, about the procedures for reporting them;
    7. the participation of Members in initiatives organized by the FIM within the framework of the adopted Safeguarding policies;
    8. the involvement of all those who participate in any capacity or role in ASDEC’s sporting activities in the implementation of the Safeguarding measures, procedures, and policies of their respective Affiliates.

ART. 3 VALIDITY AND UPDATES

The Model is valid for four years from the date of approval and must be updated whenever necessary to incorporate any changes and additions to the Fundamental Principles issued by CONI and FIM, any further provisions issued by the CONI National Board, and the recommendations of the CONI Permanent Observatory for safeguarding policies established by resolution of the CONI National Board no. 255 of July 25, 2023.

The MOCAS must also be updated whenever necessary to incorporate any changes and additions to the guidelines adopted by the FIM.

ART. 4 – INCLUSIVITY

ASDEC guarantees all its members and the members of other amateur sports associations and clubs participating in its sporting initiatives equal rights and opportunities, regardless of ethnicity, personal beliefs, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, political opinion, religion, financial status, birth, physical, intellectual, relational, or sporting condition.

ASDEC commits, including through agreements, conventions, and collaborations with other amateur sports associations or clubs, to guarantee the right to sport for athletes with physical or intellectual-relational disabilities, integrating them into the group of ASDEC member athletes of their same age.

ASDEC commits to guaranteeing the right to sport also for athletes who are economically or family-disadvantaged, encouraging their participation in the association’s activities.

ART. 5 – USE OF SPACES MANAGED BY OR IN USE BY ASDEC

Access to the premises and spaces

managed by or in use by ASDEC must always be guaranteed, during training and trial sessions of minor members, to those exercising parental responsibility or to the subjects entrusted with the care of the athletes or their delegates.

At the facilities managed or in use, all necessary measures must be prepared to prevent any risk situation.

During training or trial sessions, access to the changing rooms is allowed exclusively to ASDEC athletes. During training or trial sessions, access to the changing rooms is not allowed for external users or parents/guardians, unless prior authorization is granted by a technician or manager and, in any case, only for possible assistance to subjects under 8 years of age or with physical or intellectual-relational disabilities.

In case of necessity, without prejudice to the timely request for intervention from the emergency medical service if required, access to the infirmary is allowed to the club doctor or, in the case of a sporting event, to the race doctor or, in their absence, to a technician trained in first aid procedures exclusively for the procedures strictly necessary for first aid towards the injured person. The door must remain open and, if possible, at least one other person (athlete, technician, manager, collaborator, etc.) must be present.

ART. 6 – TRIPS

In the case of trips involving an overnight stay, athletes must be assigned rooms, possibly shared with athletes of the same gender, separate from those intended for technicians, managers, or other chaperones, except in the case of a close relationship between the athlete and the chaperone.

During trips of any kind, it is the duty of the chaperones to supervise the accompanied athletes, especially if they are minors, implementing all necessary actions to guarantee their physical and moral integrity and to avoid any behavior relevant for the purposes of this Model.

ART. 7 – IDENTIFICATION OF CASES CONSTITUTING A VIOLATION OF THE MOCAS

  1. ASDEC identifies the following cases of abuse, violence, and discrimination:
    1. psychological abuse: any unwanted act, including lack of respect, confinement, oppression, isolation, or any other treatment that may affect the sense of identity, dignity, and self-esteem, or such as to intimidate, disturb, or alter the serenity of the Member, even if perpetrated through the use of digital tools;
    2. physical abuse: any completed or attempted conduct (including hitting, punching, beating, choking, slapping, kicking, or throwing objects), which is capable in a real or potential sense of directly or indirectly causing damage to health, trauma, physical injury, or which damages the psycho-physical development of the minor to the point of compromising a healthy and serene life. These

acts may also consist of inducing a Member to perform (for the purpose of better sporting performance) inappropriate physical activity such as administering inadequate training loads based on age, gender, structure, and physical capacity, or forcing sick, injured, or otherwise aching athletes to train, as well as the improper, excessive, illicit, or arbitrary use of sporting equipment. This also includes behaviors that encourage the consumption of alcohol, substances prohibited by current regulations, or doping practices;

  1. sexual harassment: any unwanted and unwelcome act or behavior of a sexual nature, whether verbal, non-verbal, or physical, that causes serious annoyance, discomfort, or disturbance. Such acts or behaviors may also consist of adopting inappropriate body language, making sexually explicit remarks or allusions, as well as unwanted or unwelcome requests with a sexual connotation, or phone calls, messages, letters, or any other form of communication with sexual content, even with an intimidating, degrading, or humiliating effect;
  2. sexual abuse: any behavior or conduct with a sexual connotation, without contact, or with contact and considered unwanted, or where consent is coerced, manipulated, not given, or denied. It may also consist of forcing a Member to engage in inappropriate or unwanted sexual conduct, or observing the Member in inappropriate conditions and contexts;
  3. negligence: the failure to intervene by a Manager, Technician, or any Member, also by reason of the duties deriving from

their role, who, having become aware of one of the events, or behavior, or conduct, or act referred to in this document, fails to intervene, causing damage, allowing damage to be caused, or creating an imminent danger of damage. Negligence may also consist of persistent and systematic lack of interest, or neglect, of the physical and/or psychological needs of the Member;

  1. neglect: the failure to satisfy fundamental physical, medical, educational, and emotional needs;
  2. religious-based abuse: the prevention, conditioning, or limitation of the right to freely profess one’s religious faith and to exercise its worship in private or in public, provided that these are not rites contrary to public decency;
  3. bullying, cyberbullying: any offensive and/or aggressive behavior that a single individual or multiple subjects may implement, personally, through social networks or other communication tools, either in isolation or repeatedly over time, to the detriment of one or more members with the aim of exercising power or dominance over them. They may also consist of repeated acts of prevarication and oppression intended to intimidate or disturb a Member, resulting in a condition of distress, insecurity, fear, exclusion, or isolation (including humiliation, criticism regarding physical appearance, verbal threats, also in relation to sporting performance, dissemination of unfounded news, threats of physical repercussions or damage to objects owned by the victim);
  4. discriminatory behavior: any behavior aimed at achieving a discriminatory effect based on

ethnicity, color, physical characteristics, gender, socio-economic status, sporting performance and athletic ability, religion, personal beliefs, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

  1. Relevant behaviors remain so regardless of the form and manner they take, whether they are carried out in person or through digital means, on the web, and through messages, emails, social networks, and blogs.

ART. 8 DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM AND SANCTIONS

  1. Against members, sports managers, technicians, and athletes who engage in behaviors that constitute a violation of the MOCAS and/or Code of Conduct provisions, ASDEC, without prejudice to the measures of the federal justice bodies, may take the disciplinary measures provided below.
  2. In case of urgency, ASDEC may order the precautionary suspension of the accused from sporting activities.
  3. The applicable sanctions are diversified based on (i) the significance and gravity of the violation committed; (ii) the nature of the legal relationship between the perpetrator of the violation and the Association; (iii) the role and functional responsibility of the perpetrator.
  4. The disciplinary measures that ASDEC may take against its FIM member associates who have engaged in behaviors constituting a violation of the MOCAS and/or Code of Conduct provisions are as follows:
    • Verbal warning: consists of a verbal, but formal, warning addressed to the FIM member responsible for minor shortcomings;
  • Admonition: consists of a reprimand issued by means of an official notice, to be posted on the notice board at the registered office;
  • Expulsion for unworthiness: consists of the termination of the associative relationship between ASDEC and the member.

ART. 9 SANCTIONS AGAINST PAID COLLABORATORS

  1. Behaviors engaged in by paid collaborators in violation

of the provisions of the Model and the Code of Conduct are defined as disciplinary offenses. The sanctions indicated in the previous article may be imposed on them, which must be proportionate to the nature and gravity of the violation committed.

  1. In case of violations so serious as to warrant expulsion for unworthiness of the collaborator:
    • verbal warning: for minor shortcomings;
    • written admonition: for serious violations and in the case of recidivism following a verbal warning;
    • termination of contract: for violations of such gravity as to undermine any relationship of trust with the collaborator.

ART. 10 SANCTIONS AGAINST VOLUNTEERS

Against volunteers operating in favor of ASDEC, the following sanctions may be imposed, which must be proportionate to the nature and gravity of the violation committed:

  • verbal warning for minor shortcomings;
  • written admonition: for serious violations and in the case of recidivism following a verbal warning;
  • termination of the volunteer relationship and, in the case of a volunteer who is a member of the Association, expulsion for unworthiness: for violations of such gravity as to undermine any relationship of trust with the volunteer.

ART. 11 OFFICER AGAINST ABUSE, VIOLENCE, AND DISCRIMINATION

  1. With the aim of preventing and combating abuse, violence, and

discrimination sanctioned by the MOCAS and/or the Code of Conduct and to ensure the protection of the physical and moral integrity of ASDEC FIM members, the Association appoints, from among its Members, an Officer against abuse, violence, and discrimination. In the absence of an appointment, the role of Officer is held by the Legal Representative.

  1. The Officer must meet the following requirements:
    1. be in possession of Italian citizenship;
    2. not have received final criminal convictions for non-negligent crimes to prison sentences exceeding one year or to sentences involving disqualification from public office for more than one year;
    3. not have received, in the last decade, unless rehabilitated, definitive sporting disqualifications or bans totaling more than one year from the FIM, CONI, or international sporting bodies
  1. The appointment of the Officer is communicated to the federal Safeguarding Officer and to ASDEC members and is published on the ASDEC website.
  2. The Officer holds office for four years and may be
  3. The Officer, appropriately trained by the FIM, acts autonomously and independently, even with respect to the social organization. The Officer, as well as the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies, has access to sporting facilities and may carry out assessments, including through hearings and unannounced inspections; they encourage the cooperation of Members and all those who participate in any capacity or role in sporting activities.
  4. The Officer against abuse, violence, and discrimination:
    1. supervizes the adoption and updating of the organizational and control model for sporting activities as well as the code of conduct;
    2. supervizes the collaborations of subjects engaged in sporting activities with minors and the acquisition of their criminal record certificate before the establishment of the relationship;
    3. collects reports of any relevant conduct and any violations of the Federal Safeguarding Regulations, the MOCAS, and the Code of Conduct and transmits them, if they evaluate the report as not manifestly unfounded, to the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies, who, if they in turn evaluate the report as well-founded, transmits it to the Federal Prosecutor for the relative measures;
  1. adopts appropriate initiatives to prevent and combat all forms of abuse, violence, and discrimination referred to in the previous Art. 2; they must define and publicize communication channels for reporting cases of abuse or maltreatment and establish procedures for recording and managing the reports received;
  2. defines and publicizes communication channels for receiving reports of cases of abuse or maltreatment and establishes procedures for recording and managing the reports received; for this purpose, a dedicated email address must be created, the access password of which is in the exclusive possession of the Officer
  3. guarantees the confidentiality and secrecy of information regarding cases of abuse or maltreatment, being required to treat sensitive information confidentially and in compliance with the privacy of the persons involved;
  4. presents annually, on the occasion of the assembly convened for the approval of the financial statements relating to the previous year, a report (i) on compliance with the MOCAS and the code of conduct; (ii) on the activities carried out by them in the previous year; (iii) on the adequacy of the MOCAS, possibly developing and implementing an action plan based on this assessment to resolve critical issues. This report must be sent annually to the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies.
  5. transmits to the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies

any reports received from their

Members or from subjects participating in any capacity or role in the Association’s activities, in the event that they evaluate the report as not manifestly unfounded and in any case with respect for confidentiality and the protection of the whistleblower and all subjects involved and with the protection of the data contained in the report;

  1. provides any information and any document requested by the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies or by the Federal Prosecutor’s Office:
  2. coordinates with the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies and oversees the reception and implementation of the relative recommendations

ART. 12 REPORTS

  1. Anyone who has a suspicion or certainty of abusive behavior, violence, or discrimination against a Member, especially if a minor, must immediately communicate it to the Officer (in person, informally, in writing even anonymously, via email to the dedicated email address).
  2. The Officer is required to manage the reports of harmful behavior received in a timely and
  3. The Officer, having evaluated the non-manifest unfoundedness of the report, notifies the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies in writing.
  4. The Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies, having evaluated the well-foundedness of the report, transmits it to the Federal Prosecutor for the relative measures.
  1. The Officer guarantees confidentiality, full protection, and protection of the data contained in the report to the whistleblower and all subjects involved.
  2. The report is exempt from access to administrative documents and the right of generalized civic access.
  3. Reports and related files, including investigations, are kept for the time necessary to resolve the report and no longer than five years from the communication of the outcome of the report itself.
  4. ASDEC must guarantee the adoption of specific measures to prevent any form of secondary victimization of members who have in good faith filed a complaint or report or expressed the intention to file it or, furthermore, assisted or supported another member in filing it, provided testimony or a hearing in proceedings regarding abuse, violence, or discrimination.

ART. 13 INFORMATION OBLIGATIONS AND OTHER MEASURES

  1. ASDEC must adopt appropriate measures for the dissemination and publication of Safeguarding policies and the transmission of information, in compliance with confidentiality obligations, providing among other things:
  2. the obligation to both post the Model and the Code of Conduct, as well as the name and contact details of the Officer at the Association’s headquarters, and their publication on the website homepage;
  3. the obligation to communicate the news of the adoption of the Model and the Code of Conduct and relative updates,

via email, to associates, members, collaborators, and volunteers;

  1. the obligation to communicate the adoption of the Model and the Code of Conduct and relative updates from the Association’s Officer to the Federal Head of Safeguarding Policies;
  2. the obligation, at the time of membership, to inform the Member or possibly those exercising parental responsibility or the subjects entrusted with the care of the athletes, of the Model and the Code of Conduct, as well as the name and contact details of the Association’s Officer;
  3. the obligation of immediate communication of any relevant information to the Officer;
  4. appropriate measures for the periodic dissemination and publication among Members of the procedures for reporting any harmful behavior;
  5. appropriate measures for the dissemination of – or access to – information materials aimed at preventing and combating abuse, violence, and discrimination as well as the awareness of Members regarding their rights, obligations, and protections;
  6. appropriate measures for the dissemination of – or access to – information materials aimed at raising awareness and prevention regarding eating disorders in athletes;
  7. adequate information to members or possibly to those exercising parental responsibility or the subjects entrusted with the care of the Athletes, with reference to the specific measures adopted for the prevention and combating of

abuse, violence, and discrimination during sporting events;

  1. appropriate measures for the dissemination and publication among Members of any other Safeguarding policy adopted by the FIM as well as by the Association.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE PROTECTION OF MINORS AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF HARASSMENT, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND ANY OTHER CONDITION OF DISCRIMINATION

drafted by the Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Scafi d’Epoca e

Classici ETS (hereinafter Association or ASDEC ETS/ASD or, briefly, ASDEC)

INTRODUCTION

This Code of Conduct for the protection of minors and for the prevention of harassment, gender-based violence, and any other condition of discrimination (hereinafter Code of Conduct) has been drafted by the Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Scafi d’Epoca e Classici ETS (hereinafter Association or ASDEC ETS/ASD or, briefly, ASDEC), in execution of the provisions of the 2nd paragraph of Article 16 of Legislative Decree no. 39 of February 28, 2021. The Code of Conduct, developed based on the guidelines published by the Italian Powerboat Federation (hereinafter FIM), was adopted by ASDEC by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors on March 14, 2025.

ART. 1 ADOPTION OF CODES OF CONDUCT

  1. With this document, ASDEC adopts every necessary measure to promote the full physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development of the Athlete and their effective participation in sporting activities, as well as the full awareness of all Members regarding their rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and protections.
  1. A fundamental right of Members is to be protected from all forms of abuse, harassment, gender-based violence, and any other condition of discrimination, as provided for by Legislative Decree no. 198 of April 11, 2006, and to be treated with respect and dignity regardless of ethnicity, personal beliefs, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, political opinion, religion, financial status, birth, physical, intellectual, relational, or sporting condition. The right to health and the psycho-physical well-being of Members constitutes an absolutely prevailing value, even over sporting results. Anyone participating in any capacity or role in sporting activities is required to respect the aforementioned rights of Members.
  2. This document incorporates the provisions of Legislative Decree no. 36 of February 28, 2021, and Legislative Decree no. 39 of February 28, 2021, as well as the provisions issued by the CONI National Board on the matter.
  3. ASDEC, as an association affiliated with the FIM, prevents and combats all forms of abuse, violence, or discrimination against Members, particularly minors, and to this end informs Members of their rights, promotes the dissemination of FIM safeguarding policies, and adopts measures and procedures to ensure the effectiveness of such policies, including through the training of workers, collaborators, and volunteers who, in any capacity or role, are involved in sporting activities and are in contact with Athletes.

ART. 2 – SCOPE OF APPLICATION

1.- The Code of Conduct must be respected by

  • ASDEC members who are FIM members;
  • Athletes
  • Sports managers and

ART. 3 PURPOSE OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT

1.- The Code of Conduct establishes obligations, prohibitions, standards of conduct, and good practices aimed at:

  • compliance with the principles of loyalty, probity, and fairness;
  • education, training, and the carrying out of healthy sporting practice;
  • the full awareness of all Members regarding their rights, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and protections;
  • the creation of a healthy, safe, and inclusive environment that guarantees dignity, equality, equity, and respect for the rights of Members, particularly if minors;
  • the enhancement of diversity;
  • the promotion of the full development of the person-athlete, particularly if a minor;
  • the promotion, by Managers and Technicians, of the Athlete’s well-being;
  • the effective participation of all Members in sporting activities according to their respective aspirations, potential, abilities, and specificities;
  • the prevention and combating of all forms of abuse, violence, and discrimination.

2.- ASDEC is required to do what is necessary to:

  • remove any obstacle that prevents the promotion of the Athlete’s well-being, particularly if a minor, and their psycho-physical development according to the aspirations, potential, abilities, and specificities that characterize them;
  • remove any obstacle that prevents or limits the athlete’s participation in activities and that is determined by ethnicity, personal beliefs, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, language, political opinion, religion, financial status, birth, physical, intellectual, relational, or sporting condition.

3.- To encourage the realization of the above purposes and in particular the prevention and combating of all forms of abuse, violence, and discrimination, the following is established:

  • against members, sports managers, technicians, and athletes who engage in behaviors that constitute a violation of the MOCAS and/or Code of Conduct provisions, ASDEC, without prejudice to the measures of the federal justice bodies, may take the disciplinary measures provided for by articles 8 to 10 of the MOCAS. In case of urgency, ASDEC may order the precautionary suspension of the accused from sporting activities;
  • where, within the scope of ASDEC’s sporting activity, the need arises to select sports operators in the youth sector, the Board of Directors is required to establish specific procedures aimed at: (i) ensuring that candidates are suitable to operate in the field of youth activities and in direct contact with minor members; (ii) determining the minimum checks, prior to the establishment of the relationship, and subsequent periodic ones; (iii) keeping the relative documentation, in compliance with current legislation;
  • ASDEC is required to do what is necessary to prevent its members, managers, technicians, and athletes from: (i) holding multiple functions that are incompatible with each other; (ii) the accumulation of functions in a single subject. Where conflicts of interest emerge that could harm the transparency of the associative activity, the interested parties are required to communicate them to the Board of Directors, which will take the necessary measures to prevent their effects;
  • ASDEC provides for the appointment of a person in charge who is given the task of making known and disseminating, within the association, the provisions and protocols relating to the protection of minors and of organizing the participation of Members in the annual training and refresher courses dedicated by the FIM to all subjects involved in sporting activities and relating to minor members;
  • The officer against abuse, violence, and discrimination is in charge of developing and having the Board of Directors approve provisions that ensure the confidentiality of documentation or information however received or found relating to any reports or complaints of violation of the MOCAS and the Code of Conduct.

ART. 4 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

  • Members must:
    1. behave according to loyalty, probity, and fairness in the performance of every activity connected or linked to the sporting field and maintain conduct based on respect towards other members;
    2. refrain from using inappropriate or allusive language, including body language, even in playful situations, for play or as a joke;
    3. guarantee the safety and health of other members, committing to create and maintain a healthy, safe, and inclusive environment;
    4. engage in the education and training of healthy sporting practice, supporting other members in educational and training paths;
    5. commit to creating, maintaining, and promoting a healthy balance between personal and sporting spheres, also valuing the playful, relational, and social profiles of sporting activity;
    6. establish a balanced relationship with those exercising parental responsibility or the subjects entrusted with the care of the athletes or their delegates;
    7. prevent and discourage disputes, conflicts, and disagreements also through the use of healthy, effective, and constructive communication;
    8. proactively address offensive, manipulative, threatening, or aggressive behaviors;
    9. collaborate with other members in the prevention, combating, and suppression of abuse, violence, and discrimination (individual or collective);
    10. report without delay to the Officer situations, even potential ones, that expose themselves or others to prejudice, danger, fear, or discomfort.

ART. 5 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF SPORTS MANAGERS AND TECHNICIANS

  1. Sports managers and Technicians must:
  • act to prevent and combat all forms of abuse, violence, and discrimination;
  • refrain from any abuse or improper use of their position of trust, power, or influence towards members, especially if minors;
  • contribute to the training and harmonious growth of members, particularly if minors;
  • avoid any unnecessary physical contact with members, particularly if minors;
  • promote a relationship between members based on respect and collaboration, preventing dysfunctional situations that create, including through manipulation, a state of subjection, danger, or fear;
  • refrain from creating situations of intimacy with minor members;
  • implement, during trips, logistical solutions designed to prevent situations of discomfort and/or inappropriate behavior, involving those exercising parental responsibility or those entrusted with their care or their delegates in the choices;
  • communicate and share educational and training objectives with minor members, illustrating the methods by which these objectives are to be pursued and involving those exercising parental responsibility or those entrusted with their care or their delegates in the choices;
  • refrain from communications and contacts of an intimate nature with minor members, including through social networks;
  • immediately cease all contact with minor members if situations of anxiety, fear, or discomfort resulting from one’s conduct are encountered, notifying the Safeguarding Officer;
  • employ the necessary professional skills in the eventual planning and/or management of dietary regimes in a sporting context;
  • promptly report any indicators of eating disorders in the athletes entrusted to them;
  • declare causes of incompatibility and conflicts of interest;
  • uphold the values of sport, while also educating on the rejection of prohibited substances or methods used to alter the sporting performance of members;
  • continuously learn, stay informed, and update oneself on safeguarding policies, on measures to prevent and combat abuse, violence, and discrimination, as well as on the most modern training and communication methodologies in the sporting field;
  • refrain from the use, reproduction, and dissemination of images or videos of minor members, except for educational and training purposes, obtaining the necessary authorizations from those exercising parental responsibility or from those entrusted with their care or their delegates;
  • report without delay to the Safeguarding Officer any situations, including potential ones, that expose members to harm, danger, fear, or discomfort.

ART. 6 RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND OBLIGATIONS OF ATHLETES

  1. Athletes must:
  • respect the principle of solidarity among Athletes, fostering mutual assistance and support;
  • communicate their aspirations to Sports Managers and Coaches and evaluate, in a spirit of collaboration, proposals regarding educational and training objectives and the methods for achieving such objectives, also with the support of those exercising parental responsibility or those entrusted with their care, potentially consulting with other Athletes;
  • communicate situations of anxiety, fear, or discomfort concerning themselves or others to Sports Managers and Coaches;
  • prevent, avoid, and report dysfunctional situations that create, including through manipulation, a state of subjection, danger, or fear in other athletes;
  • respect and protect the dignity, health, and well-being of other Athletes and, more generally, of all individuals involved in sporting activities;
  • respect the educational and training role of Sports Managers and Coaches;
  • maintain relationships based on respect with other Athletes and with any individual involved in sporting activities;
  • report any injury or accident to those exercising parental responsibility or to those entrusted with the care of the athletes or their delegates;
  • avoid contact and situations of intimacy with Sports Managers and Coaches, including during trips, reporting any inappropriate behavior;
  • refrain from disseminating received photographic and video material of a private or intimate nature, reporting non-compliant behavior to those exercising parental responsibility or to those entrusted with their care or their delegates, as well as to the Safeguarding Officer;
  • report without delay to the Safeguarding Officer any situations, including potential ones, that expose themselves or others to danger or harm.

ART. 7 INFORMATION OBLIGATIONS

The code of conduct is subject to the same provisions regarding information obligations as referred to in Art. 13 of the MOCAS.