Battle Stations
Proposed CONSTITUTION

PREAMBLE

This association shall be known as Battle Stations , a 1/96th scale warship combat club.

Our intent is for the sea battle's to closely simulate real naval battles as were fought in WWI & WWII. To this end we have chosen a time period of 1906-September 2, 1945 and a scale of 1/96th as we feel if will more closely simulate real battles by having a wider array of boats on the water. Concessions are made for game play, but only where following the real thing would be dangerous or boring. Only ships that were commissioned prior to September 2, 1945 and saw service between the period of 1906-September 2, 1945 are allowed.

In this hobby we are dealing with the past. In that regard, in cases where what can be done to the model is in dispute, we refer to the actual ship in question. Unless it states otherwise in the following rules, all ships will conform to the real ship being modeled in form, function, and operation, unless such operation causes an unsafe condition. Your weapons systems cannot use technology that didn't exist prior to the end of WWII in 1945.

Above all, we strive to battle safely, have fun, and have as realistic naval battles as the constraints of safety, fun, and size will allow. Sorry, no exploding shells.

I. MEMBERSHIP

A. Open to any and everyone interested in 1/96th scale R/C warship combat that has built, is building, or has bought a 1/96th scale ship built to Battle Stations rules .

B. Those under 18 years old must have a parent sponsor them. The parents must sign a 'release of liability' form. A parent or guardian must accompany the under age member to club events.

C. To be a member you must practice good sportsmanship and agree to follow the rules in the spirit they were intended. You will not attempt to look for every loophole that may exist.

D. NAMBA membership is required to operate an armed boat or to operate a boat in a club sponsored event where armed boats are present..

II. DUES

A. Dues are set yearly by the executive committee. Yearly dues cover the member for one year, the period being January thru December . See the Battle Stations Home Page for the current dues.

B. A copy of the rules and the ship list will be available on the Internet. The yearly dues does not cover mailing out rules by snail mail. There will be a charge for a paper copy of the rules. The charge is set by the executive committee.

C. Additional fee's may be required for a club sponsored battle. They will be announced prior to the battle.

III. CLUB OFFICES

A. Nominees for Club offices must have at least one previous year's membership in Battle Stations and have participated in a sanctioned meet prior to nomination. They must be a current member of the Club at the time of election and for the duration of their term.

B. Officers will be elected at the end of the annual meeting.

1. Officers will be elected at the end of the annual meeting.

2. In the event an annual meeting isn't held, nominations will be made by email, and voting will be by email or snail mail.

3. If an annual meeting is held, only those present may vote for the club officers.

C. Offices and Duties.

[PRESIDENT]

1. Responsible for the overall activities of the organization.

2. Chairman at the annual meeting and executive board meetings

3. Club representative to N.A.M.B.A

4. Forms committees to tasks deemed appropriate and appoints chairs to those committees.

[VICE PRESIDENT]

1. Assumes the duties of the President in his absence.

2. Assembles and maintains a frequency list of all club members.

[SECRETARY/TREASURER]

1. Records minutes of club meetings

2. Maintains all club records, such as membership, contest results, rules changes, etc..

3. Will keep all club monies and pay for authorized club expenditures out of the club treasury The Treasurer will also collect the dues.

[CONSTRUCTION OFFICER]

1. Will check newly constructed boats for conformance to club rules.

2. The construction officer or one of his assignee's will check all boats prior to and National Battle for conformance to club rules. He also may be called upon to certify violations during a battle.

[NATIONAL CONTEST DIRECTOR]

1. Runs the National Battle and acts as the referee in disputes

2. Coordinates the various local contests and keeps a calendar of events.

D. The Executive Board is made up of the officers listed above.

IV. RULE CHANGES

A. Any member in good standing can propose rule changes.

B. Rules must be submitted in writing to the Executive Board at least 7 days prior to the annual meeting.

C. Proposed rules must be shown to benefit the hobby as a whole and not to elevate some obscure boat to usable status. Rules that benefit only certain ships open the whole system up for abuse by having a lot of pet rules.

D. Rules that have the approval of a majority of the Executive Board will be discussed at the annual meeting and then voted on by the members present.

E. Rules that have majority vote of the members present at the annual will be submitted to the membership as a whole for voting.

V. VOTING

A. Rule changes require a 2/3 vote from qualified members.

B. A qualified member is one whose Dues and NAMBA memberships are current and has battled at least once in the last two years at a Battle Stations' event.

C. Voting will be by email or snail mail. Members will have 30 days after notification of the proposed rule changes to place their vote.

D. International members may vote if their National dues and Insurance is current in their country of origin or membership.

VI. AFFILIATE CLUBS

A. Affiliate clubs may be formed and recognized if they have two or more members who belong to Battle Stations and obey all rules. Affiliate clubs may not modify the rules for their local club. Rule changes need to be done on a National/International Level..

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