487.01 Excessive Propulsion Power
487.02 Mufflers; Exception
487.03 Whistles and Lights
487.04 Lights for Watercraft
487.05 Flashing Lights
487.06 Personal Flotation Devices
487.07 Flame Arrestors
487.08 Whistles and Bells
487.09 Fire Extinguishers
487.10 Anchor
487.11 Ventilation
487.12 Violation of Required Equipment
487.13 Watercraft Display Flag; Use
Statutory reference:
Required equipment, RC 1547.26 et seq.
Required equipment, RC 1547.26 et seq.
No watercraft shall be equipped with any motor or other propulsion machinery beyond its safe power capacity, taking into consideration the type and construction of such watercraft and other existing operating conditions.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
All powercraft operating in City waters shall be equipped with an exhaust muffler or silencer of sufficient size and capacity to effectually muffle and prevent excessive or unusual noise from the exhaust of any engines installed or aboard such powercraft. No person shall operate a powercraft with an exhaust muffler cut-out open or in any other manner which renders the exhaust muffler ineffective in muffling the sound of the engine exhaust. This section does not apply when such powercraft is operating in a regularly scheduled and duly authorized race, regatta or other aquatic event.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
No master, owner or any other person in charge of any watercraft, while lying at any pier, or at anchor or while navigating in City waters, unnecessarily shall cause any whistle or siren to be blown or sounded, nor shall any person flash the rays of a searchlight or other blinding light onto the bridge or into the pilot house of any watercraft under way for any purpose other than those authorized by law.
(Ord. No. 1684-76. Passed 6-29-76, eff. 7-6-76)
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