(a) No person at any mooring field shall urinate or defecate into the water. No person shall use a toilet that discharges into the water without marine sanitation devices approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
(b) Composting toilet systems are not permitted.
(c) All vessels with waste holding tanks must discharge waste through the pump out station or by other methods approved by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
(d) No person shall discharge into the water or on the docks and walkways any oil, spirits, drift, debris, inflammable liquids, rubbish or refuse.
(e) No person shall bring or park a motor vehicle on the promenade or docks without the prior written approval of the dockmaster.
(f) No person shall make or cause or allow to be made unreasonable noise in the mooring field so as to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or harm. Unreasonable noise means any excessive or unusually loud sound that disturbs the peace, comfort or repose of a reasonable person of normal sensitivity or injures or endangers the health or safety of a reasonable person of normal sensitivity. The Department may restrict the outdoor use of radios, record players, compact disc players, television receivers, tape recorders, digital music players and other sound reproduction devices after 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and after 12 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
(g) No person shall make an open fire on any vessel while alongside any dock or within the confines of the mooring fields.
(h) Garbage shall be placed in plastic bags and deposited in designated receptacles.
(i) No person shall store or use any machinery or equipment for welding or burning where such storage or use is prohibited by the Fire Code or other law or rule.
(j) No person shall ride or store a bicycle or other vehicle on the walkways and docks.
(k) Any person who engages in disorderly behavior as defined in 56 RCNY § 1-04(i), paragraphs (6), (7) and (9), in addition to any other applicable penalties, be expelled immediately from the marina facility.
(l) No person shall run or skate on the dock.
(m) No person shall swim, dive, or fish from vessels, docks, or finger piers, except in areas specifically designed for such purposes.
(n) No person shall leave any entrance gate to the marina or boat basin open or unlocked.
(o) No person shall admit someone unfamiliar to themselves into the marina or boat basin. Any unfamiliar person is to be directed to the marina or boat basin office.
(p) No person shall advertise from a vessel while docked or moored at a Department facility.
(q) The New York waters of the Hudson River are an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated "No Discharge Area" (NDA). No person shall discharge any boat sewage from a holding tank or portable toilet or use a direct discharge toilet anywhere in the river, from the Battery to Troy Dam. All sewage must be emptied at a pumpout station.
(r) On water bodies that are not designated NDA, boaters must discharge treated sewage from a Type I or Type II United States Coast Guard certified Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) unless at least three nautical miles or more from shore.
(s) No person shall transport cans of fuel on marina, piers, or boat basin docks or piers unless authorized by the dockmaster in the dockmaster's reasonable discretion. Vessels must fuel at gas docks.
(t) As per New York State Department of Environmental Conservation regulations, vessel owners must receive pre-approval from the dockmaster before applying anti-fouling paint to their vessel. Paint scrapping must be disposed of in designated areas. Containment systems must be used and boat maintenance may not be performed near water or sewer drains.
(u) Hoses and water lines must be turned to the closed position upon completion of use. Water lines must never be left running unattended or for extended periods of time.
(v) No person may offer or provide any form of tip, money, gift or any other gratuity to any City employee at any facility. No person may procure any services from Department staff except as specifically allowed under these rules. Violations of this provision will result in termination of any permit and will bar the violator from any Department facility for a minimum of 24 months. Objections to termination of a permit or denial of permit eligibility shall be available under subdivision n of 56 RCNY § 3-06.