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82 8. Media Liaison One person must be appointed for the duration of the Tie, with a good knowledge of English, operating from the media room and able to answer any overseas phone calls relating to the Tie. 9. Official Organiser One person, the Official Organiser (see Regulation 32), with suitable languages must be available to liaise at all times with the ITF representativ e on site to ensure the smooth running of the event. 10. Team Host One person must be appointed as 'Team Host' for the visiting team able to assist at any time and able to speak English or the language of the Visiting Team. 11. Officials These must be appointed as outlined in Regulation 43. In addition, the Home Nation must also appoint the following Tournament Personnel: a) Chief Umpire b) Line Umpires c) Chief of Ballkids d) Ballkids e) Independent Doctor f) Stringer (at least one stringer must be operational from the four (4) days prior to the start and for the duration of the Tie) If not provided by the ITF, uniforms must be provided for the Referee, Chair Umpires, Line Umpires and Ballkids. 12. Communications Walkie-Talkies may be necessary depending on the layout of the venue. If they are considered necessary by the ITF they will be required for the Referee, the ITF Representative(s), the Official Organiser, the Independent Doctor, the Chief Umpire and the Doping Control Team in the event that anti-doping testing takes place. 13. Security The Home Nation shall be responsible for the formulation, administrat ion and implementation of a comprehensive security and safety system that ensures, as far as is reasonably practicable, the security, health and safety of all members and delegation of both teams and ITF officials, at all times, from their arrival in the host country or territory until their departure from the host country or territory or 24 hours after the conclusion of the Tie, whichever is the sooner where special circumstances apply to a particular Tie, the National Association of the visiting team may request that the security arrangements be varied, as they deem appropriate, such variations to be agreed with the Home Nation, at

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