Club Measurement Officer
Opening Statement Error of measurement Measurement officer Equipment Golf Course Reference Standard Records and Certificates Procedures for a golf course Procedures for 150m markers Procedures for putting green holes certificate audits and disclaimer		Opening Statement: Measurement of length is a complex activity and would fall into the science of metrology. For that reason the club member appointed Club Measurement Officer should hold technical qualifications suitable for the task. Measurement Officer Within the golf club the post Measurement Officer should be an equal opportunity post  for a person with a strong technical background. A candidate with a third level qualification in Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science or an equivalent  technical qualification would be deemed ‘suitably qualified’.. The Measurement Officer would be familiar with the following: accuracy, precision, reproducibility, robustness, reference standard, fitness for purpose, measurement uncertainty, records, certification, traceability and other quantities that arise in making a measurement. The Measurement Officer would be familiar with the structure of a measuring system and the inter-relationship of equipment, reference standard and documented authority. (Note: A candidate without most of the above or with a non-technical qualification would be deemed as “not suitably qualified” and the appointment of such a person to the position of  Measurement Officer would be “non-compliant” with the objective of this publication.) Duties of  Measurement Officer (1) Take responsibility for all course measurements and ensure that they are accurate and precise at all times. This would include (a) the length of each hole,  (b) the 150m markers, (c) the diameter of the hole on the putting green, (d) laying down the Club Reference Standard (100m), (e) a Club Metric Pacing Station. (2) Take responsibility for all records in relation to the above (3) Take responsibility for all equipment in relation to above (4) Provide education on the metric system of measurement (5) Have the authority to put up notices (6) Have the authority to recruit helpers to assemble “measuring teams” (7) The position is voluntary but a travel budget would be available (8) Be supplied with resources e.g. equipment, secure storage, (9) Be available to provide technical information e.g. details to be printed on the card and notices. The Measurement Officer would, if suitably qualified, be appointed for 5 years. A further extension might be granted to a maximum of seven years.