Question on a raid engagement rule

[Xelris]

Sorry, don't have permission to ask this on the raid discussion forum.

I'm apped to FE, and still working on the requirements of entry during my trial. Being that I'm not 60 yet and am expected to attend raids whenever available, my question is concerning XPing in areas where a raid window is open.

Yesterday, during Venril Sathir's window, I more or less had to leave a group in KC because our proximity to VS was too close... due to possibly misrepresenting the max number of trackers, I'm presuming.

My initial plan was to watch for the alert to the mob popping, after which I would zone out and back in to assist with engagement. Being that I would have to physically haul ass to the zone out and zone in again, from the basement camp, I figured that'd be adequate by the PnP.

This would also apply to sebilis, so I'm just asking for clarification, and ultimately to avoid making a stupid mistake resulting in raid suspension or whatnot. Further, I'm not a tracking class, though I'm fully aware a non-tracking class can confirm a target popping.

Is it okay to be in an xp group, in an xp zone, near a viable raid target you intend to engage later if you zone out first and are not actively tracking the target?

The main reason I ask is it wasn't really fair to my group, and to a lesser degree, myself (filling the unobtanium bar is my main priority atm).

Thanks,
-Waynes