Gimli Harbour Authority-RULES AND REGULATIONS

Gimli Harbour Moorage Rules and Regulations [Condensed from Harbour Manual] 2010

1. All persons using Gimli Harbour and its facilities, their visitors, family members, servants, invitees do so at their own risk.
2. All vessels moored and or launched at Gimli harbour shall be at the owners’ risk.
3. Written notice will be given by September 15th 2011 if the vessel owner wishes to renew moorage for the following season.

Note:A $200.00 deposit of the seasonal fee will be paid on application but will be paid in full by May 1, 2012 and be accompanied by a properly completed registration form to confirmseasonalregistration. Down payment is non-refundable when cancellation is made after December 31, 2011. Slip fees are non-refundable when cancellation in made after May 1, 2012. See rule #15
1. Boats will not be permitted use of the Harbour slips, unless the slip is prepaid and accompanied by a completed registration form
2. All Harbour users are subject to daily, monthly, or seasonal rates as determined by GHA.
3. Eachowner is responsible for the safe mooring of their vessel, and shall furnish and maintain their own safe and adequate lines and chaffing gear. Fenders etc. should be attached to the vessel, and no bumpers shall be attached to the docks except by prior permission from the Harbour Authority. Care should be taken not to foul any other berth or access with mooring lines. All bumpers will be removed at season’s end.
1. Boat owners are required to check their vessels regularly, especially after heavy rain or winds. Canvas covers, dock lines and bilge pumping are the owner’s responsibility. Any vessel that poses a threat to other vessels due to negligence will be attended to if needed and a service charge imposed at the owners’ expense.
2. All operators of vessels approaching, using, or leaving the harbour facilities shall do so in a cautious and seamanlike manner, so as NOTto roll up wash or wake or do damage to other craft or Harbour facility equipment. Speed limit of 9 km notto be exceeded.
3. In the interests of sanitation and environmental concerns toilets shall notbe discharged into the harbour. The harbour pump out is provided free of charge for the evacuation of holding tanks. Violators will be asked to leave the harbour and forfeit their berth standing. All vessels must conform to Federal Boating Standards for septic systems and are subject to inspection. Gimli Harbour is as determined under the Canada Shipping Act, a zero discharge Harbour. All vessels will conform to GHA policy of vessels not being capable of discharging sewage into Gimli Harbour. A periodic inspection for vessel compliance to this policy will be done by a GHA approved/recognized inspector with the vessel owner present. Proof and verification of vessel being unable to discharge sewage is the responsibility of the vessel owner. Vessel owners not complying with this policy or inspection will be refused use of the Gimli Harbour and the vessel will be removed and may only use the Gimli Harbour when the vessel can be proven to conform while in the Gimli Harbour.
4. A boat owner registered as user of a designated slip will be the sole user of that slip and will not lend, rent or permit that slip to be used by anyone else without prior approval and arrangements through the Gimli Harbour Master.
5. Any visiting vessel operator coming into this harbour shall not secure to any dock without registering in a timely manner at the Harbour office or to an authorized harbour staff person. A temporary visitors / emergency slip are available on the south Pan Am pier floating dock.
6. While efforts will be made to contact vessel owners, the Gimli Harbour Authority reserves the right at any time to arrange the position of any vessel moored in the harbour facility should the need arise, without previous arrangement to the owner of such vessel. The owner hereby appoints the company their agent for this purpose.
7. Vessels moored at the harbour facility shall not be used for charter without prior approval of the Gimli Harbour Authority.
8. No reflective type heaters, flame type, or oil burner is to be operated unless the owner or someone designated by him/her is in full attendance. Further; no barbeques or open fires are permitted on Harbour property unless authorized and by permit from GHA
9. All vessels will be clearly marked with the name, license or registration number as required by law. All unlicensed vessels will have a Harbour Registration sticker affixed to it in a conspicuous location, as determined by the Harbour Authority.
10. The storage of inflammable liquids, oily rags, etc is prohibited on harbour docks or elsewhere in the harbour area. Owners can carry out minor maintenance or repairs at the mooring. No litter shall be thrown overboard or left at the premises. Garbage containers and recycling bins are available for the convenience of users. Disposal of any used petroleum’s or flammable products are the responsibility of the vessel owners and are not to be left in the harbour area.
11. All Gimli Harbour vessels over 10 hp and dinghies will be clearly marked with the vessels’ name, license or registration number, and dinghies must not be left on the docks. Dinghies and Jet Ski’s will be left in a communal dock so as not to block mooring areas. Dinghies over 8’ in length and Jet skis’ and are subject to usual Harbour fees as determined by Gimli Harbour Authority. Seasonal Jet Ski ports are available for seasonal fee on the South Pan Am pier.
12. Automobiles left on the wharfs for more than 20 minutes will be considered as parked and will be subject to tow away at owner’s expense. Any vehicle parked within the Gimli Harbour area that is deemed, by the Harbour Master, to impede or prevent normal daily operations of the Harbour may be removed, without a warning, by towing and at the owner’s expense.
13. An adult must accompany children under the age of 14 and ensure that children wear a life jacket while on harbour docks or within mooring areas.
14. Vessel owners’ their families’ and visitors’ dogsmust be on a leash when around the harbour area, and will be subject to the animal control by-law of the Town of Gimli. The dog must be under control at all times so as to not create a nuisance or cause a disturbance to the users of the harbour.
15. Vessel owners, their families and or visitors must conduct themselves in a manner not detrimental to the safety of the harbour or the quiet environment of others. Silent hours are determined to be between 11 pm to 6 am. (Loud music or disturbing sounds not permitted at any time.)
16. Vessels leaving the harbour for any extended periods are requested to leave an itinerary with the harbour master as a safety precaution. PLEASE GIVE THIS DUE CONSIDERATION
17. The Gimli Harbour Authority reserves the right to cancel this contract if the owner, his family, guests or servants breaches any of the provisions of this contract. The owner, upon cancellation, shall forthwith remove the named vessel from the harbour area.
18. The mooring space allocated to the owner shall NOT be transferred with a change of ownership of the named vessel. Arrangements for mooring space may be arranged through the Harbour Master.
19. The owner shall be responsible for all damage, destruction or loss of Harbour property by the owners’ vessel, whether under the operation and/or care of the owner or any person on board with the owners’ consent, both jointly and severally with such person; and shall pay for same within 30 days of receipt of an account of same.
20. Users of the Gimli Harbour, boaters and non-boaters alike, will not impede the normal use of any Harbour facilities by other harbour user/visitors. The walkway provided for viewing the lake and for anglers’ use is to be kept unobstructed.
21. Any person purchasing the vessel designated on this contract will not acquire any rights under this contract.
22. Subject to rule 9 above, the contract herein shall, for all purposes, be considered to be a storage contract and fall within the provisions of the warehouseman’s lien act.
25. Wherever the word “owner” appears, it shall refer to the person, or company, set forth on the face thereof, notwithstanding that such person, people or company, is, or are in fact the legal owners of the vessel.

26. Use of the Harbour and its’ facilities is meant as acceptance of and compliance to these Rules and Regulations

GHA POLICY UPDATE #1

When a vessel changes ownership with the seller agreeing to surrender that slip to the buyer, he may do so under the following conditions:
- A transfer of slip registration will take place with the buyer filling out a registration form for the ensuing year.
- Harbour Rules and Regulations Item #3 applies to the seller:
“3. Notice will be given by April 15th if the vessel owner wishes to renew moorage for the following season.

Note:Payment of the seasonal fee may be paid on application but will be paid in full by April 15^thto confirmseasonalregistration. Down payment is non-refundable when cancellation is made after April 15^th.”

Upon the sale of the vessel, with the seller deciding to retain that slip, and should there be no slip available to the buyer their name, when requested, may be placed on a registration form for the year following.

Harbour Master instructions:

Seasonal rates are determined as spanning from May 1^st to October 31^st. Under the circumstance of a vessel being sold and with the buyer NOT retaining the same slip; a seasonal slip fee rate will be determined based on a percentage of months remaining in the season. [With 3 months remaining the slip fee would be estimated at 50% of the seasonal rate remaining and months are whole months for the determining of this formula.] This only applies if there is an available berth within the Gimli Harbour.

This policy takes effect for the year commencing 2011.

(As approved by the Gimli Harbour Authority Board of Directors on November 13, 2010)

GHA POLICY UPDATE #2

Gimli Fisher docks, specifically meaning A dock, B dock, the first two finger docks on the South Dock, and the entire North side of the Fishers’ wharf, are dedicated to the sole usage of Gimli Harbour Fishers. This has been implemented through Small Craft Harbours [lease holder] and the Gimli Harbour Authority [lessee].

There are exceptions to this policy;
- During the non-fishing season July 14-August 29 Docks A & B may be offered for casual use by pleasure boaters and at a slip fee set {$175.00+ GST for 2011} by GHA; there is no extension permitted on the set dates.
- Any slips that may be provided to pleasure craft use will be determined by availability and with permission of the GHA solely and by request of the Gimli Harbour Master.
- The outer end finger docks on A & B docks may be used by boaters as a courtesy slip for a quick Harbour/town visit and is limited to 2 hours maximum, due to foul weather and or mechanical breakdowns but must vacate the slip when weather permits or in a timely manner for repair. Overnight stay is not permitted except on extenuating circumstances and by direction from GHA. All boaters will be required to report to Gimli Harbour Master.
- No variance or changes to these “exceptions of policy” may be made by Gimli Harbour staff.
(As approved by the Gimli Harbour Authority Board of Directors on November 13, 2010)

More information can be obtained at the Gimli Harbour Offices at: 204-642-7517 (office)