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In addition to the play cited by Nevadaref there is a similar play in the Case book. 5.10.1 Situation D on page 41.
NF is correct in their ruling in both these cases only in parts (a), (c), and (d).
NF is WRONG in part (b).
WHY? Read the COMMENT on page 41 of the NF Case Book following 5.10.1 Situation B. The last sentence reads, "One second or the "reaction" time is interpreted to have elapsed (past tense) from the time the signal (whistle) was made until the official glanced at the clock.
This means that the time the the official actually sees already includes the one second allowable 'lag' time. The timer should be able to react to the whisle and stop the clock at that time also. Anything less is a timer's mistake.
The NF ruling in Part (b) of both cases applies lag time twice. The correct ruling in all parts should be to reset the clock to the exact time seen by the official after sounding his whistle.
More specifically: NF Website Situation 8, in all cases (a-d) the official should reset the clock to 55 seconds.
In Case 5.10.1 Situation D, in all cases (a-d) the official should reset the clock to 5 seconds.
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