A GBR National licence is the highest qualification that can be awarded by British Shooting and will require the successful completion of a course conducted by an ISSF-approved instructor, normally lasting two days.
The same course can be used to qualify for an ISSF B licence, but the granting of the latter will require the achievement of a higher mark in the written examination and course assessment.
To enable the ISSF Judges Committee to grant a B licence, British Shooting is required to endorse the fact that a candidate has the required practical experience. Therefore, applicants will need to have possessed a National licence for at least three years during which time they have regularly performed duties at ISSF-Rules competitions in the capacity of a Judge (Jury Member) Referee, or Technical Officer.
Evidence of such activity must be provided with the application in the form of a log or record of duties performed.
It is usual for a candidate to be granted a National Licence (C Licence) on successful completion of an initial course even if a high pass mark is obtained.
For those interested in shotgun disciplines, there is a difference between a Judge and a Referee. Judges attend a course similar to those for rifle and pistol, but candidates for a Referees Licence must qualify on a separate course and also supply an optician’s certificate as evidence of the required eyesight standard.
Please send any applications to become a judge to judges@britishshooting.org.uk.