Every motorboat or vessel constructed or decked over and which uses gasoline or other liquid fuel having a flash point of less than 110°F shall be provided with ventilation as follows.
(A) Motorboats constructed so that the greater portion of the bilges under the engine and fuel tanks are open and exposed to the natural atmosphere at all times need not be equipped with ventilators.
(B) Any other motorboat covered by this subchapter shall be equipped with at least two ventilators fitted with cowls or their equivalent so as to properly and efficiently ventilate the bilges of every engine and fuel tank compartment in order to remove any inflammable or explosive gases.
(1980 Code, § 13.610) Penalty, see § 97.99