ROCK CREEK POOL RULES & REGULATIONS

(Revised 2002)

In order to maximize safety, pleasure, and comfort of the members, the
Board of Directors of Rock Creek Pool, Inc. (RCP) has adopted and issued
the following rules and regulations for the operation of the swimming pool
and related facilities that comprise RCP. All members and guests are
presumed to have read and understood the rules and regulations listed
below, which also are posted at the entrance to RCP.

1. GENERAL RULES

1. Pool Management

The pool manager, or acting manager, (manager) is the representative of
RCP and, as such, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the
swimming pool and related facilities that comprise the RCP grounds. The
manager is responsible for enforcing all RULES AND REGULATIONS
regarding the pool, pool grounds, and all related facilities that comprise
RCP. The manager, under the supervision of the Board of Directors (Board),
is authorized to make on-the-spot decisions concerning all matters affecting
pool operations. The Board has granted the manager full authority to
enforce all rules relating to health and safety, and, therefore, he/she may
eject, or otherwise restrict, any person whose conduct he/she determines
could endanger the health or safety of others.

2. Dues

All members are required to timely pay in full all annual dues and
assessments, as established by the Board. Members who have not paid
dues and assessments will be denied entry to all pool facilities.

3. Pool Hours

a. The pool will be open each day of the season at hours specified by the
Board.

b. The Board may establish six (6) special dates per season in which the
pool may remain open until 10:00 p.m.

c. The manager, in conjunction with the Board or its properly designated
committee, will establish specific times for providing swimming lessons or
other special events.

d. The Board has authorized the manager to close the pool when necessary,
due to adverse weather conditions and/or the performance of maintenance
or repairs. During those times that the pool is closed, no one, other than
authorized personnel, is permitted within the fenced area of the pool.

4. Guest Policy

a. A guest is defined as any person, other than a member or a members
family, that a member or a members family brings to the pool.

b. A member, along with his/her guest/s, is required to register at the pool
entrance. Any member or guest that refuses to register will not be permitted
to enter the fenced pool area that day. In the event such member or guest
walks into the fenced pool area without registering, both the member and
guest(s) will be ejected from the fenced pool area for that day.

c. Members may obtain weekly admission cards, at rates established by the
Board, for their house guests that reside outside the Washington
metropolitan area. If a member resides in a "group house," the other
residents of such "group house" may be considered as a house guest for
the purpose of obtaining a weekly admissions card and can only enter the
pool premises with the member as long as the member purchases such a
guest card.

d. The member must pay, by duly issued coupons, the appropriate
admission charge for each guest and must remain at the pool for the
duration of the guests presence within the fenced pool premises. A member
may not leave a guest alone at the pool at any time. In other words, the
guest must leave the pool premises when the member leaves.

e. The Manager and staff are not authorized to extend credit.

6. Any member who desires to bring more than ten (10) guests at one time
to the pool, is required to request and obtain approval from the manager in
order to assure that adequate safety precautions will be available. If the
prospective guest group is 15 or more, the manager must provide the
President or Board with an analysis of his/her consideration of relevant
safety factors, and must obtain advance concurrence of the President or
Board.

g. Any member who desires to have a birthday party or other special party
must abide by all the rules and regulations therefore. A copy of the rules
and regulations is available, upon request, from the pool manager or Board
President, and is also set forth in Section III, below.

h. Members must provide the manager with the name, address, and recent
photograph of each person that he/she designates as a non-member child
care designee. Non-member child care designees who come to the pool only
to supervise the children of members in the wading pool, but not to use the
pool facilities, will be admitted without charge for that purpose. Non-member
child care designees who utilize the remainder of the pool premises will be
subject to the Guest Policy set forth in paragraphs 4.a. through 4. f., above.

1. HEALTH & SAFETY RULES & REGULATIONS

1. All persons are required to use the toilet facilities whenever necessary.
Parents are responsible for their children, especially those 10 years old or
less. Parents should make sure that toilets are flushed and that their
children do not leave a mess in the bathroom facilities.

2. Street clothes of any type may not be worn in the swimming pool. Only
conventional, color-fast swimming/bathing attire is permitted.

3. Except for eyeglasses, glass of any type (containers or receptacles) is
prohibited in the pool area, including the main pool and wading pool areas.
Eyeglasses shall not be worn in the water unless special permission is
requested and obtained from the manager.

4. At all times, the entire deck area shall be clear of all obstructions,
including baby strollers, carriages, deck chairs, etc.

5. All persons must be barefooted on all paved surfaces of the pool deck
and the enclosed wading pool area.

6. Parents are responsible for the behavior and actions of their children in
the main pool, wading pool, and the fenced areas of RCP.

7. Running on the pool deck, pushing, wrestling, fighting (in or out of the
swimming pool), etc., are forbidden. The pool management has final,
on-the-spot authority to take disciplinary action, including ejection of any
person who violates this rule.

8. All food, including candy, chips, cookies, and chewing gum are forbidden
on the pool premises, except within the designated eating areas. No drinks,
except those in plastic reusable containers, are permitted in the pool area.

9. Infant Feeding Policy

a. Infant feeding, except within the designated eating areas, is restricted to
liquids in non-breakable containers. Non-breakable containers also must be
used in the designated eating areas.

b. Parents or an authorized child care designee must continually attend the
infant being fed.

c. Feeding in the water is prohibited.

10. Smoking is prohibited within the fenced pool area.

11. No person shall be permitted entry into the fenced grounds of RCP if
they have any of the following conditions: skin diseases, open sores,
inflamed eyes, cold, nasal or ear discharge, or any communicable diseases.
Persons with excessive sunburn and bandages of any kind also will not be
admitted.

12. Spitting or spouting water, blowing the nose, etc., are forbidden in the
pool. Pool

management has authority to take on-the-spot disciplinary action, including
the ejection of any person who violates this rule.

13. In order to prevent over-fatigue in children under 14 years of age, there
will be an "adult swim" the final 15 minutes of each hour. Children who
ordinarily swim in the main pool are not permitted in the wading pool area
during "adult swim" or any other time unless they are designated child care
supervisors of eligible wading pool children. In any event, children older than
six (6) are not permitted in the wading pool at any time.

14. Rules having specific application to children.

a. No child under 10 is permitted on the pool premises unless accompanied
by a parent or designated child care supervisor 14 years old or older. (Swim
team coaches, during practices or other swim team events are considered to
be designated child care supervisors.)

b. Except for dates and times designated by the board, inflatable devices of
any kind (including water wings, tubes, rafts, noodles, etc.) are prohibited
from use in the main pool!

c. Children who are not completely toilet-trained are prohibited from going
into the main pool. No child wearing a diaper is permitted in the main pool at
any time.

15. The use of kick boards, goggles, snorkel devices, and all other
swimming equipment will be regulated by the manager. Swim masks are
prohibited in both the main pool and the wading pool. No toys are permitted
in the main pool, and only soft plastic toys are permitted in the wading pool.
Ball playing is not allowed in either the main pool or the wading pool, unless
authorized by the pool management.

16. Only persons who can swim one length of the pool (25 meters) without
stopping and tread water for one minute are permitted to use the diving well
and the deep end of the main pool. The pool management is authorized to
spot test swimmers as it deems necessary.

17. After consulting with the Montgomery County Department of Fire and
Rescue Services, the Board has established the following policy in the event
of adverse weather conditions:

a. When weather conditions dictate, the manager, in the interest of safety,
has the authority to close the pool area and direct all people to leave the
pool area, including the main pool, wading pool, bath house, eating areas,
front steps, and grassy or wooded areas.

b. No one should stand under trees when thunder and/or lightening occur.

c. Lifeguards will direct all unattended children under the age of 10 to the
bathhouse, where they will remain until the weather clears or until a parent,
designated child care supervisor, or other adult picks up the child. If a
parent cannot pick up such a child, the parent must make alternative
arrangements. It is not the responsibility of the Board or management of
RCP to provide child care services. Rather, it is the responsibility of the
parent of adult to provide for or ensure that his/her child is picked up in a
timely manner. Failure to adequately provide for the pickup of such a child
may result in the suspension of that members privileges to the facilities of
RCP.

d. It is the responsibility of the parent of adult to inform his/her children of
the rules set forth in paragraphs III. 17. a., b., and c., above.

18. Pool management is authorized to clear the pool area (including the
main pool, wading pool, bath house, eating areas, front steps, and grassy or
wooded areas) of all people in the event of an emergency.

19. Rules governing diving

a. Diving in shallow areas (less than 5 feet deep) is forbidden. Diving areas
are designated around the pool borders.

b. Divers are required to use care and common sense in approaching and
leaving the diving boards.

c. Before diving, divers will make sure that no one is under the diving
boards. Parents or designated child care supervisors are not permitted in
the diving well while their children are diving.

d. Diving or jumping off the side of the diving board is prohibited.

e. Only one person at a time is allowed on the diving board.

f. Horseplay is never allowed on the diving boards. Repeated bouncing on
the diving board and running off the diving boards also are prohibited.

g. Divers, upon completing their dive, immediately must exit the diving well
using designated ladders.

20. All injuries promptly must be reported to the manager or lifeguard.

III. RULES CONCERNING PARTIES

Rock Creek Pool encourages its members to use the facilities for birthday
parties and other special events. The Board and management want
members and their guests to feel welcome, and to have a happy and safe
time at parties, while respecting the rights of other members to enjoy their
regular use of the pool.

Our primary concern in establishing policies for parties is SAFETY. To begin
with, we need to be sure that adequate staff (manager and sufficient
lifeguards) is on hand. Also, we want to ensure that unforeseen scheduling
coincidences dont stretch the staff and the facilities beyond their capacity it
would be terrible, for instance, to invite children to a birthday party, only to
discover that there was no room to sit down.

The following policies have been adopted in an effort to assist our members
in hosting parties at their pool. These party rules apply to any situation
where one or more members, singly or together, intend to bring in ten or
more guests and are intending to gather at the pool. Because the purpose
of these rules is to prevent the gathering of large parties at the pool at times
when the pool is typically busy and to assure that the pool is adequately
staffed to accommodate scheduled parties, the rules will be interpreted to
further those goals. Any members attempting to bring in guests in violation
of these rules, as determined by the Board or Management, will be refused
entry to the pool.

1) SCHEDULE YOUR PARTY IN ADVANCE. The Boards "Party Coordinator"
must receive a written request for a party (any group or combination of
groups that includes more than ten guests), no later than seven days before
the party. He/she will then notify the Pool Management about the time, date,
and size of the party. The requesting member will be notified whether the
specified date and time are acceptable. In resolving conflicts, the rule of
"first come, first served" will be applied, so plan ahead!



2) REMEMBER THAT THE DAYS AVAILABLE FOR PARTIES ARE LIMITED.
Plan ahead, since while the pool is open, parties may be held only during
the following time periods:

Sunday: 5:00 8:30

Monday Thursday: 3:00 8:30 p.m.

3) DECIDE IN ADVANCE HOW MANY GUESTS YOULL INVITE. The limit for
the number of party guests is 25 people, including chaperones.

4) ONCE YOUR PARTY IS APPROVED, GIVE THE GUEST LIST TO THE
MANAGER. Not less than three (3) days before the scheduled party, pool
management must receive, in writing, a complete list of the names of all
guests and payment for the admission of each non-member party guest. If
the party host or hostess is a member of the Board, the first six (6)
non-member party guests may be admitted without charge. However, he/she
must pay for the admission of each additional non-member party guest. On
the day of the party, the list will be posted at the front entry gate for the
attendant.

5) MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPERVISION. If the party is for a
child under ten, there must be at least one (1) adult chaperone for every (5)
children. The member having the party is responsible for inquiring and
determining whether any of the guests are not water safe and any such
children must be supervised and accompanied by an adult at all times. To
be water safe, a child must be able to swim one length of the pool and be
able to tread water for sixty seconds.

6) PLAN YOUR FOOD. The grills are available for cooking at parties, but
only adults may use them. The member is responsible for supplying
charcoal. Remember, however that food can be consumed only in the
designated eating areas or outside the fenced pool area. It is the
responsibility of the party host/hostess to inform all guests of this rule.

7) CLEAN UP! The party host/hostess is responsible for thoroughly cleaning
up the area after the conclusion of the party.

IV. MISCELLANEOUS RULES & REGULATIONS

1. Members always are responsible for the conduct of their guests.

2. Alcoholic beverages or illegal substances are forbidden from being
brought onto or consumed in or about the pool area or on the property of
RCP. Alcoholic beverages may be permitted on special occasions as
designated by the Board.

3. Damage to or destruction of the property of RCP shall be chargeable to
the person or family of persons responsible. Such persons shall be required
to reimburse RCP for the actual cost of repair or replacement of the
damaged or destroyed property. Failure to reimburse RCP may result in the
suspension or loss of membership.

4. RCP is not responsible for the loss or theft of any personal property
brought onto the premises of the pool. Inquiries concerning lost or stolen
items should be made at the pool office.

5. Parking Regulations

a. Members and guests must park their vehicles in the lined spaces provided
in the paved lower level of the RCP property.

b. Only members with authorized handicapped parking stickers/cards are
authorized to park in the designated handicapped parking area that is
located on the paved upper level of the RCP property. Violators will be
towed at their own expense. No one may use a "handicapped" parking space
unless a "handicapped" parking permit has been issued to that person.
Violators will be reported to the Montgomery County Police Department.

c. Pedestrians in the parking area always have the right of way.

d. In order to safeguard the safety and well-being of members and guests,
the speed of any motor vehicle may not exceed ten (10) miles per hour in
the RCP parking area.

e. All bicycle riders must use the designated bicycle parking area. Bicycle
riders shall ride in a careful, courteous manner while on the property of
RCP. Bicycles may not be ridden inside the fenced pool area.

6. No person is permitted to use the main pool or the wading pool unless the
pools are officially open and an adequate complement of lifeguards, as
determined by the manager, is on duty.

7. Pets are not permitted on the premises of RCP.

8. Children are prohibited from playing or wading in the stream or culvert on
the property of RCP. Littering of the stream or culvert also is prohibited.

2. All inquiries, complaints, or suggestions concerning any aspect of the
operation of RCP should be submitted to the Chairman of the Pool
Operations Committee, the manager, or any member of the Board.
Pool Rules & Regulations
Rock Creek Pool, Inc.
Our Pool Rules are
contained on this page.  
Please familiarize yourself
with them, including rules
governing guests & parties.

The rules of Rock Creek
Pool have been established
for the protection and
enjoyment of its members.

Enjoy a safe & pleasant
swim season!

See you at Rock Creek
Pool!