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(a) The pilot or engineer of any powercraft for hire to carry passengers shall not permit passengers to come aboard before the engine of such powercraft has been permitted to run for a minimum of two minutes.
(ORC 1547.23)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 1547.99(C))
(a) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel under 18 feet in length while there is present in the vessel any person under 10 years of age, not wearing a Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device in good and serviceable condition of appropriate size securely attached to the person under 10 years of age.
(ORC 1547.24)
(b) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 1547.99(C))
(a) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel, other than a vessel exempted by rules, on the waters in this municipality:
(1) That is 16 feet or greater in length without carrying aboard one wearable personal flotation device for each person aboard and one throwable personal flotation device;
(2) That is less than 16 feet in length, including paddlecraft of any length, without carrying aboard one wearable personal flotation device for each person aboard.
(b) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any commercial vessel on the waters in this municipality:
(1) That is less than 40 feet in length and is not carrying persons for hire without carrying aboard at least one wearable personal flotation device for each person aboard;
(2) That is carrying persons for hire or is 40 feet in length or longer and is not carrying persons for hire without carrying aboard at least one type one wearable personal flotation device for each person aboard that complies with all of the following:
A. It is designed to support the person wearing the wearable personal flotation device in the water in an upright or slightly backward position and provides support to the head so that the face of an unconscious or exhausted person is held above the water.
B. It is capable of turning the person wearing the wearable personal flotation device, upon entering the water, to a safe flotation position.
C. It is capable of being worn inside out.
D. It is capable of supporting a minimum of 22 pounds in fresh water for 48 hours.
E. It is a highly visible color.
(3) That is 26 feet in length or longer without carrying aboard at least one throwable personal flotation device in addition to the applicable requirements of divisions (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section.
(c) Each personal flotation device carried aboard a vessel, including a commercial vessel, pursuant to this section shall be Coast Guard approved and in good and serviceable condition, of appropriate size for the wearer, and readily accessible to each person aboard the vessel at all times, and used in accordance with any requirements on its approval label or in accordance with requirements in its owner’s manual if the approval label refers to such a manual.
(d) A personal flotation device shall not be used in a manner that is inconsistent with any limitations or restrictions related to federal approval under 46 C.F.R. 160 or special instructions for use provided by the manufacturer. Appropriate use shall be indicated on the label of an approved personal flotation device with one or more of the following designations:
(1) Conditional approval;
(2) Performance type;
(3) Type one personal flotation device;
(4) Type two personal flotation device;
(5) Type three personal flotation device;
(6) Type four personal flotation device;
(7) Type five personal flotation device;
(8) Throwable personal flotation device;
(9) Wearable personal flotation device.
(e) As used in this section, “commercial vessel” means any vessel used in the carriage of any person or property for a valuable consideration whether flowing directly or indirectly from the owner, partner, or agent or any other person interested in the vessel. The phrase does not include any vessel that is manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use or that is leased, rented, or chartered to another for noncommercial use.
(ORC 1547.25)
(f) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(ORC 1547.99(F))
(a) No person shall operate on the waters of Lake Erie or the immediately connecting bays, harbors, and anchorage areas at any time a vessel that is 16 or more feet in length or any vessel carrying six or fewer passengers for hire without carrying Coast Guard approved visual distress signals for both day and night use.
(b) No person shall operate upon the waters of Lake Erie or the immediately connecting bays, harbors, and anchorage areas during the period from sunset to sunrise according to local time any of the following without carrying Coast Guard approved visual distress signals for night use:
(1) A vessel less than 16 feet in length;
(2) A vessel competing in an organized marine parade, race, regatta, or similar event;
(3) A manually propelled vessel;
(4) A sailboat less than 26 feet in length with completely open construction and without propulsion machinery.
(c) No person shall operate a vessel on the waters in this State other than Lake Erie or the immediately connecting bays, harbors, and anchorage areas unless the vessel carries either a distress flag at least two feet square and international orange in color or a Coast Guard approved daytime distress signal.
(d) No person shall display any distress signal unless a vessel or a person is in distress and in need of help.
(e) Divisions (a) and (c) of this section do not apply to any of the following:
(1) Vessels competing in an organized marine parade, race, regatta, or similar event;
(2) Manually propelled vessels;
(3) Sailboats less than 26 feet in length with completely open construction and without propulsion machinery.
(f) The distress signals required by this section shall be in good and serviceable condition, readily accessible, and of the type and quantities required by regulations adopted under 46 U.S.C. 4302, as amended.
(g) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any vessel on the waters in this Municipality in violation of this section.
(ORC 1547.251)
(h) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 1547.99(C))
(a) All watercraft, except sailboats less than 16 feet long having a cockpit depth of less than 12 inches and except canoes, shall carry an anchor and line of sufficient weight and length to anchor the watercraft securely. The Chief of the Division of Parks and Watercraft, by rule, may exempt other types of watercraft from this section after determining that carrying such an anchor and line would constitute a hazard.
(b) No person shall operate or permit to be operated any watercraft on the waters in this Municipality in violation of this section.
(ORC 1547.26)
(c) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(ORC 1547.99(C))
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