THE
CITADEL
THE
MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
171
MOULTRIE STREET
CHARLESTON,
SOUTH CAROLINA 29409
1. GENERAL ORGANIZATION:
The Citadel Boating Program is conducted under the aegis of The Citadel Boating Center for the benefit of the Corps of Cadets and fulltime day students who pay student activity fees, faculty, staff and their qualifying dependents. The Citadel Boating Center is managed by the Boating Center Manager, operating under policy guidance of the Director of the Physical Plant. All boats, which are purchased with Citadel funds of any kind or are received as gifts or on loan, are placed under the jurisdiction and custodianship of the Boating Center Manager. While title of some boats and equipment may remain with an associated eleemosynary organization, general use and scheduling will remain the responsibility of the Boating Center Manager. Boats used by academic departments directly in support of a curriculum, or boats used to support Boating Center (ex. recovery/towing) are not generally available for other use. All other Boating Center boats are available for use by members in accordance with the administrative rules of the Boating Center. These rules cover scheduling, qualification requirements, and monetary charges for rental, gas and oil for power boats.
2. BUDGET:
The Boating Center Manager will assist in the preparation of an annual budget for the operation of the entire boating program, including the maintenance of boats, properties and purchase of boats and equipment.
A. Sources of funds for support of
Citadel-owned boats:
1)
Allocation from student activities
fees.
2)
Boat rental charges.
3)
Allocation of college funds.
4)
Sale of gasoline and oil.
5)
Rental of boat storage spaces and
berthing.
6)
Sale of Citadel surplus or surveyed
boats and equipment.
B. The budget will provide for:
1)
Administrative expenses.
2)
General maintenance for college-owned
boats, boating equipment, and facilities.
3) A small boat rental/use program.
4)
Gasoline and oil purchases for use and
resale to private boat owners using Boating Center facilities.
5)
Boat and equipment purchases.
Funds
for support of boats whose title is held by eleemosynary organizations are
controlled by those organizations.
3. BOATING CENTER MANAGER:
The Boating Center
Manager will have overall responsibilities for:
A. The waterfront facilities and services
at the Boating Center.
B. The management of the qualifications
program, both sailing and powerboats.
C. The maintenance of all equipment
assigned to the Boating Center.
D. Custody, care and inventory of all
boats, equipment and facilities.
E. Maintenance of all records of
qualification, expense and purchase.
4. SUPPORT PERSONNEL:
A
full-time mechanic or a full time mechanic assistant will be employed and will
be responsible directly to the Boating Center Shop Manager.
A. Part-time assistants, generally
students, will be employed during the year to assist the Boating Center Manager
in managing and maintaining the Boating Center, its facilities and equipment.
These part-time assistants will be paid an hourly wage as determined in
coordination with the Director of Human Resources.
B. The sailing team, rowing/crew
activities, and the Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Science small boat
training activities are the responsibility of the head of each particular
activity. The Boating Center will
support their requirements; to the extent funds are available, through the
purchase and maintenance of the necessary boats and equipment.
5. GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BOATING:
See Annex A.
6. CHARGES:
See Annex B.
7. BOATING CENTER STORAGE POLICY:
See
Annex C.
8. BOATING CENTER CLUB HOUSE POLICY:
See Annex D.
Attachments:
Annex A, Boating Rules and Regulations
Annex B, Charges
Annex C, Boating Center Storage Policy
Annex D, Boating Center Club House Policy
BOATING REGULATIONS
1. SCOPE:
Boating regulations for all those authorized to use The
Citadel boats are prescribed below. The Citadel Boating Center Manager at his
discretion may make administrative exceptions to these rules. These will be made under special
circumstances only. There will be no
exceptions made to government or safety regulations.
2. QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualification cards are required for:
A. All
powerboats
B. All
sailboats
Qualification cards are not required for:
A. Canoes
B. Jon boats
without motors
Only Citadel faculty, staff, their
qualified dependents, and/or cadets and full time students are permitted to
operate Citadel owned boats and equipment. Cadets/students must be
currently enrolled as a full time student paying activity fees for that
semester. No one under the age of 16
years will be allowed to check out a powerboat, age 10 for sailboats and
canoes. Dependents 18 or under require
parental sign out or written permission.
Authorized dependents must live with the sponsor, be 18 years or younger
or be a student ‑ not over the age of 22.
All persons eligible to use Citadel boats must have demonstrated a
theoretical knowledge of small boats, boating safety, and rules of the
road. He or she must also have
demonstrated, to the satisfaction of a qualified Boat Center instructor, a
practical boat handling capability. A
student may satisfactorily demonstrate theoretical knowledge by attending the
South Carolina Basic Boating Course, the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Basic
Seamanship Course, the U. S. Power Squadron Basic Seamanship Course, or by
taking a written test based on the home study South Carolina Basic Boating
Course. The on-water demonstration of
boat handling may be accomplished at the Boating Center by arranging an on
water test in the appropriate boat.
Certification of qualifications in sail or power will be attested to by
issuance of a qualification card given by The Citadel Boating Center. The Boating Center Manager will maintain an
active file of all those qualified. Qualification is effective for the
remainder of enrollment at The Citadel for students, and during employment for
faculty and staff members.
3. PROCEDURES
FOR SIGNING OUT CITADEL BOATS AND OTHER RULES:
A. Checkouts
and reservations.
1) A qualified skipper may sign out a
boat. They must be present at the time the boat is checked out and any time the
boat is in operation. Boats may not be
checked out by one skipper and turned over to another, whether qualified or
not. Only in an emergency situation
is anyone other than a qualified skipper or skippers, if more than one is
present, allowed to operate a Citadel owned boat.
2) During the school year, 15 August -15 May,
cadets will have priority in the reservation procedure. Cadets will be allowed first choice until
noon Wednesday preceding the weekend to make a reservation. After noon on Wednesday, reservations can be
made by any skipper on a first come/first served basis.
3) Reservations can be made for weekend use only and can be made up to
two weeks in advance. The earliest a
reservation can be made in advance will be 0830 the Friday two weeks
preceding. Reserved boats can be picked
up after 1500 hrs on Fridays.
4) Reserved boats will be held until 1200
of the first full day of the reservation.
If they are not picked up by that time, the boats will be dispatched on
a first come/first served basis.
B. Checking out a boat ‑ the skipper
must:
1) Obtain authority from the Boating
Center Manager or his authorized representative to use the boat. Any boat not
checked in by noon the day it is due back will be charged an extra day’s rental
for washing and equipment check-in.
2) Sign out on the proper check out form
giving all the information requested on this form. (Sign in on the same form,
listing all boat and equipment discrepancies.)
3) Confirm that the boat is equipped with
all required safety equipment according to its size and purpose. This may include a paddle, an anchor, life
preserver (for each on board), fire extinguisher, flare kit and a throw able
flotation device.
4) Pay any and all monies due for the use
of the boat and equipment prior to its utilization.
5) Determine that each passenger is
physically capable of engaging in the boating activity. The skipper shall verify that he and all
passengers can swim. (The Skipper is responsible for his safety and that of the
passengers.)
C. General Boating Rules:
1) Citadel boats due in before the Boating
Center is scheduled to close must be returned 30 minutes prior to closing to
allow for washing and equipment check‑in.
2) Powerboats may be trailered off campus
by making arrangements with the Boating Center.
Proof of adequate insurance and permission to tow will be required of
the owner of the towing vehicle prior to leaving the Boating Center. Boats trailered off campus, one day rentals,
must be checked-in 30 minutes prior to closing. Late turn-in of boats and
equipment must be pre-approved by the Boating Center Manager and will remain
the responsibility of the person checking them out, until they are properly
turned in.
3) With prior permission, trailered boats
may be returned after normal operating hours by checking in and out a key at
the Public Safety Office located at the Lesesne Gate. Boats must be in tow when
obtaining a key. Keys will not be issued
to remove a Citadel boat from the Boating Center when it is closed.
4) Only permanently installed trailer
hitches with a 1 7/8" or 2” ball will be allowed to trailer Citadel boats.
5) Citadel boats may be tied to the
Citadel docks and left overnight at the user's risk. The skipper checking out the boat/equipment
will be responsible for the boat and all equipment until properly checked-in.
6) The normal maximum length of checkout
will be three consecutive days. However,
the Boating Center Manager may increase or decrease the amount of time a boat
may be checked out based upon the demand.
7) Powerboats shall be operated within a
75-mile radius of the campus and no further offshore than the outer edges of
the jetties marking the channel into Charleston Harbor. (Boats may be operated within the confines of
the jetties; they are not to exit seaward of the jetties.)
8) Sailboats shall be operated in the area of the Ashley River between the Ashley River Bridge and North Bridge. They will not be taken off campus.
9) There is a posted no wake zone within 300 feet of The Citadel piers.
10) Alcoholic beverages and or illegal
substances shall not be carried or consumed by the operator or passengers of
Citadel boats. Violations will result in
the immediate loss of boating privileges. (Empty beer cans, bottles, residue,
etc. will be considered as having been carried/consumed.)
11) Boats shall not be operated within
100' of a surf line. They may be landed on beach areas where there is NO wave or surf action. Adequate care and anchoring devices must be
used to prevent the loss or damage of any boat.
12) Boats anchored in areas where submerged or partially submerged structures, such as where the jetties are located, must use adequate anchors, chain, line and proper anchor scope. The skipper must take adequate precautions to prevent the boat from being forced upon these structures by wind, waves, and wakes.
13) Boats shall enter and exit the Citadel
Boating Center channel through the channel markers. Early entry or exit from this channel is not
allowed.
14) Citadel boats shall not be used for hire
or subleased.
15) The use of boats in The Citadel channel
may be restricted due to low water conditions in the channel. Boats shall not
be run through the mud in an effort to leave or return.
16) Persons utilizing Citadel boats and
equipment are required to wash them with soap and water prior to check in.
17) Water Skiing:
1)
Water skiers must wear approved water skiing
flotation devices.
2)
While water skiing, there must be two
persons in the towboat: one driver and one observer.
3)
Approved water skiing safety rules and
hand signals must be used.
4)
No skiing in the Citadel channel is
allowed.
5)
No spraying other boats, docks, etc. is
allowed.
4. GENERAL
GUIDE LINES:
A) If a breakdown or an accident occurs,
contact the Boating Center at 953‑6849 or call beeper 434-4608
immediately and report the problem. If
the Boating Center is closed, contact Public Safety at 953-5114. If an accident occurs and there is more than
$200.00 in damage and/or more than first aid is needed for anyone injured, the
skipper is required to contact the SC Department of Natural Resources at
795-6350.
B) Check the Boating Center hours of
operation and the window of time when the channel is closed to boat traffic. If
the boat cannot be returned prior to closing of the Boating Center, it will be
the skipper’s responsibility to protect it until the boat can be properly checked-in.
C) Unused gasoline cannot be saved from rental
to rental. Refunds will be issued for
tanks that were purchased from the Boating Center and are returned completely
full. Gasoline will be sold in 3 or
6-gallon amounts, except for those boats with built in fuel tanks.
D) A liquid chalkboard will be maintained
on the rear porch of the Boating Center Clubhouse for the purpose of filing a
float plan. All persons utilizing the Citadel Boating Center are encouraged to
post their plans on this board.
5. SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES:
The
Citadel Boating Center Manager may suspend any person’s boating privileges for
cause, but must report this suspension as soon as possible to the Director of
Physical Plant. Violation of safety
procedures or good
boating procedures by private boat owners in
The Citadel basin also will be reported to the Director of Physical Plant. The suspension of Boating Center privileges
may be imposed.
Violation
of rules and regulations may result in but are not limited to:
1st Offense: Loss of check‑out privileges for up to
one month.
2nd
Offense: Loss of privileges for no less
than one month and no more than one semester/summer.
3rd
Offense: Permanent loss of privileges.
6. FINANCIAL
OBLIGATION FOR LOSS AND DAMAGES:
A
person signing out a Citadel owned boat automatically assumes the
responsibility for any loss or damage for the boat, trailer and equipment. That responsibility begins when the boat and
equipment is checked out. It is
relinquished when the boat
and equipment are returned in the same condition as received and a Boating
Center employee signs the checkout form. Loss or damages by any means other
than fair wear and tear are the
responsibility of the person
who has checked out the boat, trailer and equipment. Privileges will be
suspended until the loss or damages have been settled. When a loss is covered by insurance, the
operator may be held
responsible for the amount up
to the deductible.
Grounding
or collision of a boat and associated damage is, by definition, attributable to
improper handling and carelessness. Persons incurring damage under such
circumstances will be held financially responsible for the
necessary repairs. In
addition, consideration of the loss or suspension of Boating Center privileges
will be made.
Abuse
and or intentional destruction of boats and equipment will not be
tolerated. When such evidence is
present, the skipper and/or passengers may be refused further use of Citadel
owned boats and equipment.
7. LIABILITY COVERAGE:
The
Citadel Boating Center will carry limited liability insurance on all Citadel
owned boats.
8. HOURS
OF OPERATION:
End
of Spring Break ‑ 31 October
Open
Tuesday through Friday 080 until 1630.
Saturday 0800-1200. *
1 November ‑ Spring
Break
Closed for boat maintenance.
*
* Boats and facilities may be made
available during periods when the Boating Center is closed by special
arrangements.
CHARGES
BOATING CENTER CHARGES
|
Storage |
Outside
|
Undercover
|
Water berth
|
All boats
|
$.50 |
$.75 |
$2.00 |
Rates are by the foot of hull length per month.
Empty trailers will be charged at the rate of $.25 per foot
of boat length per month. Boats stored,
anchored or moored must be seaworthy, registered and present a good physical
appearance. Boats will not be moored or
anchored for more than 30 days.
Boat Rental Rates (per day)
|
|
Cadets
|
Faculty/Staff
|
Power boats
|
$5.00 |
$10.00 |
Sail boats (small)
|
$2.00 |
$5.00 |
|
Sail
boat (large) |
$5.00 |
$10.00 |
|
Canoes |
$2.00 |
$5.00 |
|
Jon
boat w/o motor |
$2.00 |
$5.00 |
|
9.9
hp motor w/o boat |
$3.00 |
$5.00 |
|
Fuel
tank w/o motor- empty |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
|
Skis,
hydro-slide, tube, ropes |
Available
with Citadel boats only |
Available
with Citadel boats only |
|
Regular
Gas |
Current Market * |