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Club Byelaws

1. Hours of Usage of Club Premises

The Club premises shall be open to members at such times as the Committee, under the terms of the Club License Agreement with Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (herein referred to as RMBC), shall direct

The present allocated hours of usage are:

Permitted Hours for Sailing

Sailing is permitted within the above times during daylight hours except that no sailing is allowed from 1 January until Good Friday, or 1 April, whichever is earlier.

2. Permitted Hours For The Sale Of Intoxicating Liquor

The permitted hours for the sale of intoxicating liquor are as follows:

The bar may be open at these hours or at such other hours as may liquor be decided by the Committee subject to any restrictions imposed from time to time by the Licensing Justices.

3. Permitted Sailing Area

Members must observe the permitted area within the Ulley Country Park granted to the Club and when on the water should make every effort to observe an exclusion zone of five metres from the bank of the reservoir within the designated fishing area as defined in the Club License Agreement with RMBC.

4. Safety Afloat

Adequate personal buoyancy must be worn when afloat and on the floating pontoon. Wet suits are not considered adequate.

5. Parental Responsibility

Parents, and those acting "in Ioco parentis," are responsible for the conduct and safety of their children at all times when on station. Parents are strongly advised that smaller children should wear personal buoyancy for all unsupervised activities near the water.

6. Safety Boat Cover

  1. No sailing is permitted unless safety-boat cover is available and it is the responsibility of each individual helm to ensure that safety boat cover is operative before commencing sailing.
  2. The crew of a safety-boat shall include at least one able-bodied adult at all times that a sailing boat is on the water.
  3. The Rescue Officer shall ensure that safety boat cover is available at all times that a sailing boat is on the water.

7. Members' duty rota

All classes of Club membership, except Associate and Temporary, carry a responsibility to perform "Officer of the Day" (OOD) and/or Rescue duties in rotation as organised by the committee.

8. Indemnity Cover

The level of indemnity cover referred to in Rule 35 in the Club Rule Book shall be: £1,000,000 (one million pounds sterling).

9. Buoyancy Testing

Before starting sailing at the beginning of each season, or when bringing a new boat onto station, all members shall have their boat, or boats, buoyancy tested. Any member of the Committee or of the Sailing Committee is empowered to validate a satisfactory test.

10. Recording Accidents

OOD's should ensure that all accidents involving personal injury are recorded in the Club's Logbook, referred to as the 'OOD Book', which should usually be kept in the galley.

11. Reservoir Health Hazards

Members' attention is drawn to the fact that the Reservoir may from time to time be affected by factors such as blue-green algae which may cause health problems if the water is swallowed or allowed in contact with open wounds. Sensible and appropriate personal hygiene should be observed at all times.

12. Swimming

Recreational bathing in any area of the reservoir is not allowed at any time.

13. Car Parking

Cars may only be parked in areas designated for such parking so as not to cause an obstruction to other cars or to the approaches to the Club premises. When parking fees are applicable, members must clearly display a current Parking Pass in their vehicle. Road trailers should not be left anywhere in the car park at anytime.

14. Berth Allocation

The Bosun may at any time request a member to re-locate their boat within the boatyard. If the boat in question has not been moved as requested within seven days, the Bosun may relocate said boat at the owner's risk.

15. Clarification of Rule 7

Family membership shall include the person applying for membership, the spouse or partner of that person and any of their offspring that are under eighteen years of age at the beginning of the membership year or are in full-time education.

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