The Club may be used by Members for their own private functions for themselves and immediate members of their families.

The Executive Committee may also consider its use by other clubs, organisations and charities, provided that they are marine-orientated. This criterion is laid down to prevent the Clubroom being over-utilised to the detriment of the fee-paying membership. A small fee is normally payable.

All catering and drinks must be provided by the galley and bar. A variety of catering options are available, including finger buffets, full buffets and served meals. The Galley Manager will be pleased to advise and provide costings.

Applications that require large areas of the Clubroom or may be noisy or disruptive to others must be submitted at least one month before and not earlier than six months before the event is due to take place. Small meetings that take place in a small area of the Club must be applied for at least 48 hours before the event. Functions will normally take place in the lower dining area. Maximum numbers depend upon the type of function, catering options provided and other factors such as the use of a band or disco, but normally functions would be limited to around 100. The number of attendees must be stated on the application, and this must not be exceeded unless agreed by the Club Manager in advance of the function.

The Member making the application must assume responsibility for the event, and must be in the Club before guests arrive and remain there until the last guests have departed. He/she must ensure that all non-member guests are signed in to the Guest Book as visitors and that they are fully briefed on and observe the relevant Club Rules. Attention is drawn in particular to the rules regarding dress and behaviour in the Club, the No-Smoking regulation, the restricted Children areas and the ban on the use of Mobile Phones. A complete list of attendees must be provided, preferably in advance.

It must be understood that the Clubroom is open to all members, their guests and authorised visitors at all times and therefore no function can be completely private. Therefore, permission will not normally be given on Club dining evenings (particularly Friday evenings), and will only be granted depending upon the requirements of the Club at the time.

The area of the Clubroom to be used may be decorated, by arrangement with the Club Manager, provided that decorating is set up just before the event and removed immediately afterwards. Music and entertainment of a reasonable nature is also permissible, again by arrangement with the Manager.