EPHRAIM YACHT CLUB WATER SAFETY POLICY

I. USE OF EYC-OWNED BOATS

A. The skipper of an EYC-owned boat shall have sole responsibility for the safety of
the boat and passengers, and for the safe use and operation of the boat. The
skipper shall require everyone on board an EYC-owned boat to wear a properly-
fitting and fastened Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device (including on
EYC-owned powerboats, sailboats, kayaks, and sailboards).

B. EYC-owned Flying Scots shall contain the following safety equipment: a

Danforth anchor with at least 100 feet of line; a paddle; a bailer or bucket; a
whistle or horn; a throwable PFD; and a safety line attached to the transom
mooring rings. It is the responsibility of the skipper to ensure these items are in
the boat before leaving the pier. If any item is missing, the skipper should ask the
staff for a replacement.

C. It is the skipper’s responsibility to check the condition of all boat parts, lines, sails
and halyards before leaving the pier.

D. No EYC-owned sailboat shall be sailed outside of a line drawn from Welcker’s

Point (the northernmost mainland point in Peninsula State Park) to Horseshoe
Island to Peterson Point (the small point ½ mile north of the EYC).

E. The staff will maintain a daily written list of members who are on the water in
EYC-owned boats, except for boats used in racing or lessons. The list will
include the date, the skipper’s name, the number of persons on board, the boat
used, the departure time, and the expected return time.

F. Skippers are expected to return EYC-owned boats daily before the EYC’s closing
time.

G. EYC-owned powerboats are only for the operational use of EYC staff or qualified
EYC member volunteers during EYC events, with permission of the Director or
an EYC officer. EYC-owned powerboats are never to be used recreationally.
EYC staff are prohibited from taking EYC members as passengers on EYC
powerboats except as necessary to teach lessons or to run races.

H. The EYC staff is not responsible for the safety of, or for monitoring or tracking,
members using boats not owned by the EYC.

I. No alcohol or illegal drugs are allowed on board EYC-owned boats at any time,
nor may EYC-owned boats carry anyone under the influence of alcohol or illegal
drugs.

II. SKIPPER QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR USE OF EYC-OWNED

SAILBOATS

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 A. Lasers, Flying Juniors, and Optimists.

1. During EYC lessons and EYC series races and regattas, any EYC member
can skipper a Laser, Flying Junior, or Optimist.

2. Outside of lessons, series races and regattas, an EYC Skipper’s License is

required to skipper a Laser, Flying Junior, or Optimist.

B. Flying Scots. An EYC Skipper's License is required for any person skippering an
EYC-owned Flying Scot at any time, except students in EYC lessons.

C. EYC Skipper’s License can be obtained as follows:

1. Pass the EYC Skipper’s test administered as part of the EYC’s lesson
program.

2. If over age 18, pass a short competency/safety checklist exam

administered by the staff.

3. If over age 18, provide a written sailing resumé acceptable to the staff.

D. The staff will maintain a registry of all qualified skippers.

III. EQUIPMENT

A. The EYC will ensure adequate ladders and at least one throwable PFD are present
at the outer end of the pier.

IV. JUNIOR ACTIVITIES

A. All students enrolled in lessons are required to have emergency care information
on file.

B. All participants in EYC-sponsored junior activities, and in Flying Junior, Optimist

and Laser races, are required to wear a PFD when on the water, regardless of
whether the boat is EYC-owned or privately owned.

C. Juniors traveling by car for any EYC-sponsored junior event are required to wear
seat belts.

V. OTHER SAFETY ISSUES. Members who recognize a safety issue should contact the
EYC staff, the EYC Commodore or other officer, or a member of the EYC Safety
Committee.

THIS POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE EYC BOARD OF DIRECTORS EFFECTIVE

MAY, 2011.

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