Captain's Test Certification The purpose of Captain's Test Certification (CTC) is for rowers to demonstrate their capability of taking a boat out on their own in a manner that is safe for themselves, the equipment, and others on the Inlet. Rowers must be active, dues-paying members of Cascadilla Boat Club to use CTC privileges. We have three levels of certification:
Level 1 Certification allows rowers sixteen (16) years* and older to use Level 1 club shells without coached supervision in CBC inlet, the Cayuga inlet staying south of the red lighthouse. Rowers with Level 1 Certification have demonstrated the use of correct traffic pattern and hazard avoidance in appropriate weather conditions.
*CTC youth aged 16 and 17 may take out singles at times when the boathouse is open and a coach is on site (e.i. afternoons from 4:15-6:15pm and Saturday mornings). Youth rowers must check-in with the coach of the practice and must be done rowing and have all equipment put away by the time the coach leaves the boathouse. Coaches cannot leave and allow youth rowers to lock up after they've gone.
Level 2 Certification allows rowers eighteen (18) years and older to use Level 1 and 2 club shells without coached supervision in CBC inlet, the Cayuga inlet and on Cayuga Lake. Rowers can row in the dark, provided they use bow and stern lights.
Rowers with Level 2 Certification have demonstrated the use of correct traffic pattern and hazard avoidance in appropriate weather conditions
Level 3 Certification allows rowers to use all Level 1, 2, and 3 club shells (all 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x) without coached supervision in CBC inlet, the Cayuga inlet and on Cayuga Lake. Rowers can row in the dark, provided they use bow and stern lights.
A rower/sculler with substantial experience may bypass the Captain's Test Certification and be granted Level 1, 2, or 3 boat privileges at the discretion of an approved coach or the general manager of the club.
Level 1 Certification allows rowers sixteen (16) years* and older to use Level 1 club shells without coached supervision in CBC inlet, the Cayuga inlet staying south of the red lighthouse. Rowers with Level 1 Certification have demonstrated the use of correct traffic pattern and hazard avoidance in appropriate weather conditions.
*CTC youth aged 16 and 17 may take out singles at times when the boathouse is open and a coach is on site (e.i. afternoons from 4:15-6:15pm and Saturday mornings). Youth rowers must check-in with the coach of the practice and must be done rowing and have all equipment put away by the time the coach leaves the boathouse. Coaches cannot leave and allow youth rowers to lock up after they've gone.
Level 2 Certification allows rowers eighteen (18) years and older to use Level 1 and 2 club shells without coached supervision in CBC inlet, the Cayuga inlet and on Cayuga Lake. Rowers can row in the dark, provided they use bow and stern lights.
Rowers with Level 2 Certification have demonstrated the use of correct traffic pattern and hazard avoidance in appropriate weather conditions
Level 3 Certification allows rowers to use all Level 1, 2, and 3 club shells (all 1x, 2x, 2-, 4x) without coached supervision in CBC inlet, the Cayuga inlet and on Cayuga Lake. Rowers can row in the dark, provided they use bow and stern lights.
A rower/sculler with substantial experience may bypass the Captain's Test Certification and be granted Level 1, 2, or 3 boat privileges at the discretion of an approved coach or the general manager of the club.
