* UE Codes of Conduct
Written by Megan of Chicago Urban
Exploration
Table
of Contents
PREAMBLE
SECTION I: FUNDAMENTAL URBAN EXPLORATION PRINCIPLES
SECTION II: URBAN EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
SECTION III: URBAN EXPLORATION PROCEDURES
SECTION IV: URBAN EXPLORATION SAFETY
PREAMBLE
The actual development of Urban Exploration should
be an important part of Urban Exploration as a whole. Those engaged
in Urban Exploration recognize that their work may have vital impact
on the security of the general public and a direct impact on Urban
Exploration world-wide. Consequently, it should be imperative that
Urban Explorers and others engaged in the practice of Urban Exploration
conduct their activities in an ethical manner that merits the confidence
of their fellow explorers and assures the security of the general
public. Urban Explorers (as a society) should conduct themselves in
accordance with this code and support others who do the same.
SECTION I: FUNDAMENTAL URBAN EXPLORATION PRINCIPLES
Urban Explorers should:
1. Maintain high standards of diligence, state of the art exploration
techniques and productivity in the field of Urban Exploration.
2. Accept responsibility for actions and undertake Urban Exploration
activities to the degree that their personal qualifications allow.
3. Be diligent in collecting exploration information from available
data and other Urban Explorer's experiences.
4. Maintain exploration skills and recognize the importance of developing
Urban Exploration skills further.
5. Advance the integrity and prestige of Urban Exploration by practicing
activities in a dignified and cautious manner.
6. Treat fairly all colleagues and fellow Urban Explorers, regardless
of their international or political status, technical background or
their position as "potential competitors".
7. Seek, accept and offer honest comments on all Urban Exploration
activities and proposed Urban Exploration activities and properly
credit authors and contributors of other Urban Exploration data or
material.
8. Cooperate in advancing the development of Urban Exploration by
exchanging information with other Urban Explorers and all others engaged
in Urban Exploration activities.
9. Endeavor to provide opportunities for the development and advancement
of Urban Explorers world-wide.
10. Support and participate in the activities and programs of Urban
Exploration as a society and others engaged in the development of
Urban Exploration.
11. Attempt to protect the general public by using extreme caution
in revealing locations or making public in any way data that could
impose a security risk.
SECTION II: URBAN EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
Urban Explorers should engage in Urban Exploration activities
which seek to accomplish one or more of the following objectives:
1. enhance the quality, safety and welfare of Urban Exploration as
a whole;
2. facilitate Urban Exploration improvements resulting in increased
reliability of resources, data, safety and knowledge without making
such information easily available to the general public, (SEE Section
1-11);
3. improve the development, production and distribution of Urban Exploration
resources, data, safety and knowledge within the society;
4. preserve exploration locations for future Urban Explorers by minimizing
any amount of personal distruction to these locations.
4. improve understanding and communication between Urban Explorers;
and
5. reduce the risk of accidents and law enforcement involvement through
increased reliance on risk assessment and exercised caution.
Urban Explorers should not be involved in activities that
involve:
1a. rigid requirements which would impede upon Urban Exploration innovation
and progress,
2a. restrictively difficult criteria that only the an extremely experienced
Urban Explorer could accomplish. (Unless you are an extremely experienced
Urban Explorer.)
3a. agreements that have a potential for restraining Urban Exploration
or otherwise minimizing the activity of Urban Exploration.
4a. explorations that extremely increase the risk of loss of life
or injury to oneself or other Urban Explorers.
5a. illegal activities that could endanger the opportunities for successful
explorations or potentially increase legal consequences if apprehended.
6a. any society or group that could endanger or shorten the existence
of Urban Exploration or increase a risk to public security.
SECTION
III: URBAN EXPLORATION PROCEDURES
Urban Exploration societies or groups should actively encourage development
of the following provisions:
1. provide advance notice of meetings and proposed Urban Explorations
to all Urban Explorers within your society or group;
2. provide the opportunity for all interested parties to attend meetings
and to comment on such activities, society or group actions;
3. consider the use of relevant and existing national and international
Urban Exploration experiences. (ie. The Cave Clan's Guide to Draining.)
4. provide recognition and encouragement for all Urban Explorers'
performances and accomplishments;
5. respond to objections and appeals of fellow Urban Explorers in
a timely manner;
6. maintain records within your society or group of all Urban Exploration
development proceedings including records of Urban Exploration activities,
photographs, minutes of meetings, results of balloting, and the handling
of objections and appeals; and
7. establish decisions on the basis of substantial agreement of all
parties at interest (consensus) after attempting to resolve all substantive
negative comments.
SECTION
IV: URBAN EXPLORATION SAFETY
1. An Urban Explorer should have the proper regard for the safety,
health and welfare of themselves, their fellow explorers and the security
of the public in the performance of their Urban Exploration activities.
(ie. don't leave the manhole open or take on any exploration that
you feel would endanger yourself or others.)
2. An Urban Explorer should always be prepared with proper equipment
and gear and conduct their explorations as safely as possible.
3. An Urban Explorer should anonymously notify the proper authority
of any observed condition which provides the obvious potential for
endangering public safety or health, (ie. fires, fall hazards, etc.),
but not necessarily ones that would reveal obvious trespass into places
out of public way.
*This is only a proposed idea for the International Society of Urban Explorers. This is not an official document, nor does an official society exist, yet.