Loch Lomond Personal Water Craft Association

Rules of Membership

 

General

 

1.0 All members must comply with all association, local and national boating rules, regulations and byelaws.  It shall be the duty of all members to act as ambassadors to the association to maintain good and equitable relationships with other users of Loch Lomond as well as local authorities and their officials. 

 

2.0 All members who have guests using their PWC must ensure that they are made aware of the code of ethics and local bylaws. 

3.0 The priority of all members is the safety of themselves and other watercraft users at all times.  Members are required to utilize the RNLI free Safety Equipment Advisory (SEA) check.

4.0 Members are requested to ensure they are adequately covered for minimum 3^rd party liability for the activities they intend to pursue with there watercraft.

5.0 Members are requested to endeavour to gain the relevant training and qualifications in both PWC Competence and Power Boating (Level 2 standard).

6.0 Lifejackets or buoyancy devices are to be worn at all times when in the water.  Safety equipment as deemed necessary or required by law must be carried when PWC is in use.  Members should avoid where possible use of their PWC alone; the presence of at least one other watercraft is preferred.

Conduct of Members   

7.0 Every member, upon election and thereafter, is deemed to have notice of, and impliedly undertakes to comply with, the Association rules and the current byelaws and regulations of the Association.  Any refusal or neglect to do so, or any conduct which, in the opinion of the committee, is either unworthy of a member of otherwise injurious to the interests of the Association, shall render a member liable to expulsion by the committee.

7.1 PROVIDED THAT, before expelling a member, the committee shall call upon such member for a written explanation of the members conduct and shall give the member full opportunity of making explanation to the committee, or of resigning.

7.2 A resolution to expel a member shall be carried by a simple majority vote by those members of the management committee present and voting on the resolution.

7.3 A member shall not knowingly remove, injure, destroy or damage any property of the Association and shall make restitution for the same if called upon to do so by the committee or by the secretary upon the instructions of the committee.

7.4 Complaints of any nature relating to the management of the Association premises shall be addressed in writing to the secretary.

7.5 Should a member of the association wish to attend a committee meeting with a view to raising an opinion then he/she should notify a committee member within three days of the date of the meeting which is to be attended.

Limitation of Association liability

8.0 Members of the Association, their guests or visitors may use the any other facilities provided by Association entirely at their own risk and impliedly accept:

8.1 The Association will not accept any liability for any damage to or loss of property belonging to members, their guests or visitors to the Association.

8.2 The Association will not accept any liability of personal injury arising out of the use of Association equipment and any other facilities of the Association whether sustained by members, guests or visitors or caused by the said members, guests or visitors whether or not such damage or injury could have been attributed to or was occasioned by the neglect, default or negligence of any of them, the officers, committee or servants of the Association.

8.3 Members of the Association and acceptance of these rules by the member will be deemed to constitute consent to the holding of relevant personal data for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1984.