Lodi Pool Rules

1. Pool sessions begin when the event leader arrives. No one may enter the building until the session begins.
2. All participants must sign an A.C.A. event roster and provide their A.C.A. member number at each pool session. Printed name and I.D. number must be legible. [See rule 3 for individuals who are not A.C.A. members.]
3. All persons attending a pool session must pay a use fee. KCCNY members attending a pool session must pay a $15.00 fee and non-members must pay $18.00. Each attendee must bring exact change or a check made out to "KCCNY" to cover their entrance fee(s), failure to do so may result in denial of admission. Instructors are exempt from the fee if they instruct for the entire session. Moreover, anyone wishing to attend a pool session that is not an A.C.A. member, must pay an additional $5 per person for the American Canoe Association event fee.
4. No one, be they an adult or a child, may stand, swim, play or otherwise enter the water unless they are in a kayak or are instructing. Instructors who are not actively teaching must exit the water immediately. All out-of-boat, in-water instruction must utilize the shallow end of the pool only.
5. All boats must be washed before each pool session, in plain view, on the deck of the pool, before the boat is placed in the water.
6. Any debris washed out of the boat must be collected immediately by the boat owner and properly disposed of.
7. Helmets and a p.f.d. must be worn at all times by participants while in the water.
8. No food, drink or glass is permitted in the pool area.
9. No horseplay, including running, is permitted in or around the pool area.
10. No radios or other noise-producing equipment are permitted in the pool area.
11. All participants must refrain from the use of vulgarities while in the building.
12. KCCNY Pool Sessions are open to whitewater kayaks and whitewater canoes only. No other type of watercraft or accessory is permitted in the building at any time.
13. The KCCNY Pool Event Leaders are the ultimate authority at pool sessions and KCCNY reserves the right to expel anyone who does not follow the lifeguard's and or the Event Leaders' instructions as well as the spirit and the letter of the foregoing rules.
14. No person shall knowingly cause any kayak to bump, scrape, or drop onto any part of the pool or surrounding decking.
15. All boat occupants must fully exit the craft while it remains in the pool water.
16. The exterior door(s) to the pool area must be kept as closed as possible to prevent heat loss from the building.
17. All water contained in boats must be dumped onto the deck surrounding the pool and the owner must immediately properly discard of any resulting debris. No water may be emptied directly out of any craft into the pool at any time.
18. Participants are expected to cooperate to prevent overcrowding of the pool and to share the facility.