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4) All fleets shall be treated equally; and all IMs shall be treated equally. IYFR shall not provide any IM or fleet with benefits (e.g. hard copies of publications) that cannot be sustained for the entire membership at current dues levels. If additional benefits are desired, they shall be priced and charged accordingly. For example, IMs may pay an additional charge to receive hard copies. Fleets may pay something less per member for hard copies, if there are economies of bulk mailing, and if they take responsibility for local distribution. Fleets have the option of printing materials locally within their own budgets. 5) The Regalia inventory shall be listed at cost of the acquisition. VIII: ORGANIZATION OF FLEETS A. Name. An organized group of ten or more Rotarians gathering under the IYFR banner in a designated location may qualify to be recognized as a “Fleet”. A fleet’s name shall be descriptive of a geographic feature where it is located. There may be several fleets in a country or in an IYFR Region. B. Election of Fleet Officers. Each year, prior to the beginning of the Rotary International Year on July 1, fleets should hold an AGM. A notice should be sent to all members. Fleet Officers shall be elected for the ensuing year(s) annually or biennially as the fleet shall determine. These officers shall include a Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodore, Secretary, Treasurer and other officers. The Fleet Commodore shall be the primary contact person with the International Bridge. C. International and Fleet Membership. Fleet Rosters shall be maintained and updated as new members are enrolled. Each member shall pay annual dues to the fleet as determined by its membership at a previous AGM, in an amount to cover both the fleet’s requirements and the international membership dues. On or about the beginning of each Rotary year, each fleet is encouraged to publish (electronically or in print) the fleet roster for their members, provide current IYFR website access codes, a calendar of the fleet’s scheduled activities for the coming year, and bill each member for the total annual member dues [International and Fleet]. D. International Roster and Dues. Annually, on or about 1 July, the IRC [Admin] shall send each Independent Member and each Fleet Commodore and designated fleet contact person (Secretary or other person designated by the fleet) an IYFR dues invoice. No later than 30 September, the Commodore or designated Fleet Roster Editor shall update the IYFR website roster and ensure that international dues, in US 14
dollars, are paid for fleet members Any IM or fleet failing to pay dues may have access to IYFR communications and services suspended until the dues are received. The following membership information is requested for the International Roster 1. Member name 2. Mate’s name 3. Home address including street numbers/PO Box, city, state/province, postal code and country 4. Work telephone number – including area code 5. Home telephone number - including area code. 6. Fax number – including area code 7. Cell Phone number – including area code 8. E-mail address 9. Rotary Club 10. Boat name 11. Boat type (Power, Sail, Other) 12. Boat Length (f (feet), m (meters) 13. Member Status (e.g. IM/FM/FVC/FRC) E. Fleet Burgees and Pennants 1. Fleet burgees, pennants and other identification are evidence of membership. Burgees and pennants are personal to members and may be flown on any ship by courtesy of the ship owner, but only when the IYFR member is on board. At a Rotary or IYFR function, the burgee should be flown as per the “flag etiquette” of the country concerned. The composition shall be the gold Rotary Emblem on a “Rotary Blue” field. The IRC [Admin] shall stock IYFR fleet member pennants and IYFR fleet officer burgees. Each country or fleet will be allowed to produce their own pennants providing that: “they are in the form of a triangle, the Rotary Wheel at least half the hoist, 55cm (22”) in length and 30cm (12”) on hoist. 2. Officer burgees are stocked by the IRC [Admin]. They are in a swallow-tail design, 55cm (22”) long and 30cm (12”) wide including the gold Rotary emblem. Three gold balls on hoist, each having a diameter of 5cm (2”) shall be evenly spaced for the Commodore, two gold balls for the Vice Commodore and one for the Rear Commodore unless otherwise dictated by country customs. A gold edge of approximately 2.5cm (1”) wide shall be attached to all sides of the perimeter. Upon completion of office, gold balls and edging shall be replaced with white. 3. All members shall be entitled to wear epaulettes or insignia as approved by the member’s fleet and customary in their respective countries. It is recommended 15
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