(A) Licensing. The business of renting boats for hire or carrying passengers for hire on the reservoir is prohibited except as may be authorized by special concession granted by the city, but the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all boats and craft permitted by special concession; and all the concession boats or craft shall be inspected from time to time during their period of operations on the reservoir.
(B) Equipment. Any of these boats or craft failing to have approved life preservers in place as when licensed, or otherwise failing to pass inspection, shall be made to comply with this chapter before further operation.
(C) Operator qualifications. No individual operator or employee or any person operating any boat carrying passengers for hire shall be permitted to operate that boat unless he or she is physically fit for that duty, has adequate knowledge of the boat mechanism, and is familiar with the ordinances, rules, and regulations for the operation of boats on the reservoir and with the commonly approved safety regulations and measures to be used in case of accident or emergency, including instruction of passengers in the use of safety equipment and their conduct in case of emergency. Each operator or employee shall at all times be subject to examination and approval by the city as to these qualifications; and any determination by the city as to these qualifications shall be conclusive.
(1983 Code, § 16-166) Penalty, see § 96.999