TEES PERSONAL WATERCRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT

WHEN THERE ARE FOUR OR MORE PERSONAL WATERCRAFT ON THE WATER AT ANY ONE TIME THE FOLLOWING RULES APPLY:- 

1) DIRECTION OF TRAVEL WILL BE CLOCKWISE.

2) THE DESIGANTED AREAS FOR EACH TYPE OF CRAFT MUST BE USED.

AT ALL TIMES

1) MEMBERS USING THE SKI MUST HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE.

2) CRAFT MUST BE SHOWING THE BARRAGE REGISTRATION NUMBERS.

3) CRAFT MUST CLEARLY BE SHOWING THE CLUB MEMBERSHIP STICKER.

4) ANY MEMBER SEEN TO BE RIDING IN AN UNSAFE MANNER, CAUSING DANGER TO OTHERS WILL BE CAUTIONED AND IF THERE BEHAVIOUR CONTINUES WILL HAVE THERE MEMBERSHIP CANCELLED WITH NO RIGHT TO REFUNDS OR APPEAL.

5) BASIC SAFETY RULES APPLY BUOYANCY AIDS/LIFE JACKETS MUST BE WORN.

6) NO INFLATABLE TOYS ARE PERMITTED TO BE USED ON WATER.

7) AT ALL TIMES THE RIVER HAS A NAVIGATIONAL RIGHT OF WAY AND ALL RIDERS MUST OBSERVE THIS.

8) THE NORTH BANK OF THE RIVER IS THE CHANNEL FOR NON POWERED CRAFTS IF YOU THINK THAT YOU ARE CAUSING DISTRESS TO ANY RIVER USER STOP YOUR SKI AND WAIT FOR THEM TO PASS.

9) USE OF THE AREA IS TIME ALLOCATED BY THE BARRAGE MANAGEMENT AND SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.

10) IT IS EVERY MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE USING THE BARRAGE ARE MEMBERS IF NOT CONTACT BRITISH WATERWAYS ON 633273.

11) RYA MUST BE GAINED WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF JOINING.

12) ANY FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE ABOVE MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP.

WATER SKIING

ALL JETSKIS TOWING A WATERSKIIER MUST

1) BE FITTED WITH A MIRROR.

2) HAVE THE APPROPRIATE WATERSKI INSURANCE.

3) USE DESIGNATED AREA FOR WATERSKIING.

4)ANY CRAFT WHICH CAN CARRY THE DRIVER/SPOTTER AND WATER SKIIER MAY SKI WITHOUT A SECOND CRAFT.

5) IF CRAFT CANNOT CARRY ALL THREE A SECOND CRAFT CAN BE USED AS A SPOTTER.RESCUE CRAFT.

WATERSKIING CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE WHEN THERE ARE 6 OR LESS JETSKIS ON THE WATER