/. Support Buildings and Ancillary Structures. The most important support feature of a 

 small-craft harbor is the administration building. Criteria for location have been presented 

 under "Layout Planning," in Section V, 3 but the internal allocation of space also requires 

 careful planning. Although only two or three rooms are required for a small installation, 

 many rooms are needed for the headquarters of a large marina. The functions to be handled 

 and features to be included are generally as follows: 



(1) A clerical reception office with a counter for transacting business with clients, 

 such as giving advice to visitors, making assignments of sUps, and collecting rental fees. Free 

 literature concerning the harbor and other informative matter should be displayed 

 prominently in racks on or near the counter. 



(2) A large record board showing a graphical layout of the harbor, the number or 

 letter description of each slip and docking area, and the occupancy status. 



(3) Record files containing slip-rental records, employee records, facility -maintenance 

 records, and utility-service records. Important records or documents should be kept in a 

 fireproof vault. 



(4) An office where the manager can work, shielded from disturbances of the clerical 

 office, or can discuss in private with pubUc officials, salesmen, employees, and special 

 visitors. 



(5) A communications center for relaying incoming and outgoing calls and operating 

 the paging system. 



(6) Restroom facilities for the staff, and in large installations, for the visiting public as 

 well. 



(7) In large installations, such supplemental facilities as a boardroom, a coffee-break 

 room, an engineering room for planning and designing and for filing record drawings, and a 

 storage room for items not currently used. 



Some examples of administration building exteriors are shown in Figure 137; Figure 138 

 is a typical floor plan for a large administration building. 



The harbormaster's office, if not located in the administration building, should be nearby 

 for convenience or have a duplicate occupancy -status chart. In a small marina the manager 

 may function also as harbormaster, but in a large installation, the harbormaster's duties are 

 so demanding as to require one individual's complete attention and are usually handled by 

 another person. The harbormaster is responsible for all navigational aspects of harbor 

 operations, including compliance of all boaters with regulations for security of the entire 

 complex as well as the berthed craft, for dissemination of information to harbor occupants 

 regarding navigation and berthing matters, and often for supervision of regattas and other 

 boating activities. For these reasons, he should have a patrol boat berthed close to his office 

 and a vehicle for land travel so that he can quickly reach any part of the harbor in 

 emergencies and take charge of the situation. He supervises the work of all harbor 

 patrolmen, and he or some of his subordinates are often uniformed and deputized as peace 



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