As International Competitions are considered: World Championships, World Cup, World Tour, Grand Prix Meetings, Continental Championships or similar competitions with official titles and a minimum of 8 international participants.

Heights
22 – 27 meters for men
18 – 23 meters for women

Water depth
Minimum 5 meters

Take off point / platform
The take off point / platform must guarantee safety for all kind of take offs;
best if front edge sticks out minimum 1 meter over the vertical drop line.

Security
A minimum of 2 rescue scuba divers and standby medical team must be present, while diving above 20 meters.
Athletes are not allowed to dive until the security staff is ready.

Training
see rules and regulations / training

Competition 
see rules and regulations / competition

Obligations
see rules and regulations / obligations

Jury
The jury has to be composed by five international judges, whereof a minimum of one has to be a WHDF judge.
The other judges have to be experienced FINA judges.
The travel expenses and hotel as well as a compensation of actual EUR 200.- per judge are to include into the event budget.  

Judging
see rules and regulations / judging

Supervisors / WHDF officials
The presence of minimum one WHDF official is compulsory (travel expenses and hotel are to include into the event budget).

WHDF branding
Visibility of the WHDF logo shall be guaranteed in accordance with WHDF.   

WHDF Event Sanction fee
minimum EUR 5000, respectively 25 % of the prize money

Prize Money
Depending on the competition format and the number of participants, a minimum prize money is to include into the event budget. The prize money break down is at the discretion of WHDF. 

TV Production / TV Distribution
The organisation committee is responsible for a high quality TV production, which satisfies WHDF standards, in order to be distributed by WHDF and/or its external partners. WHDF retains all international TV rights; the local TV/organisation committee the national right. In case the TV production does not comply with WHDF’s standards, WHDF can refuse the distribution.