{"id":553,"date":"2023-02-17T18:09:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/exchange-kars\/?page_id=553"},"modified":"2025-12-01T13:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T18:03:41","slug":"boating-and-marina-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/exchange-kars\/boating-and-marina-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Boating and Marina Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;min-height:200px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-47\" alt=\"NASA Exchange\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/exchange-kars\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2022\/12\/ExcHero.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 35%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 35%\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ade06919\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Boating and Marina Rules<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Available to NASA \/ KSC employees or authorized persons who possess a valid current KARS membership card.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First-come, first-served basis.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitors attending daytime picnics, gatherings, etc., may also rent boat slips. 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