Skip to code content (skip section selection)
Compare to:
Loading...
§ 95.038 OTHER NUMBERS PROHIBITED.
   A person may not use a vessel or motorboat to which this chapter applies that has any number that is not issued by the Secretary of State for that vessel or motorboat on its forward half.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-44) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.039 DOCUMENTED VESSELS; DECALS; DISPLAY.
   (A)   Each decal required by the laws of the state to indicate payment of fees required of vessels documented by the United States Coast Guard or federal agency successor thereto shall be:
      (1)   Identical to the validation decal prescribed in Mich. Admin. Code R. § 281.1208;
      (2)   Be permanently affixed to each side of the forward half of the vessel; and
      (3)   Be as high above the water line as practical.
   (B)   When a decal is lost, destroyed or defaced, the owner of the documented vessel shall apply to the Secretary of State for a duplicate decal.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-45) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.040 REMOVAL OF NUMBER.
   The person whose name appears on a certificate of number as the owner of a motorboat or vessel shall remove the number and validation decal from the vessel when one of the following occurs:
   (A)   The motorboat or vessel is documented by the United States Coast Guard or federal agency successor thereto; however, the decal prescribed in Mich. Admin. Code R. § 281.1206 shall then be displayed;
   (B)   The certificate of number is invalid under the Act; and/or
   (C)   The motorboat or vessel is no longer principally used in the state.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-46) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.041 VALIDATION DECALS; DISPLAY; SIZE; COLOR.
   (A)   The validation decal required by the laws of the state shall meet the following requirements:
      (1)   Be permanently attached to each side of the forward half of the motorboat or vessel;
      (2)   Be approximately three inches square;
      (3)   Indicate the year in which the decal expires by the colors, blue, international orange, green and red, in rotation beginning with blue decals that expire in 1973 (e.g., decal expires 12-31-1973: blue; expires 12-31-1974: international orange; expires 12-31-1975: green; expires 12-31-1976: red; expires 12-31-1977: blue; and the like); and
      (4)   Be displayed on each side of the motorboat or vessel three inches beyond the last letter of the assigned number and on the same strake or level as the number.
   (B)   When a validation decal is lost, destroyed or defaced, the owner of the motorboat or vessel shall apply to the Secretary of State for a duplicate.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-47) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
CASUALTIES
§ 95.055 APPLICABILITY; CASUALTIES INVOLVING VESSELS.
   (A)   Applicability.
      (1)   Divisions (B) and (D) below apply to a vessel operated on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the city when the vessel is either of the following:
         (a)   Operated by its operator for recreational purposes; and
         (b)   Required to be numbered in the state.
      (2)   This section does not apply to a vessel required to have a certificate of inspection under 46 C.F.R. Ch. I.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-61)
   (B)   Assistance to injured persons.
      (1)   The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident or other casualty, and the operator of any other vessel, to the extent that he or she can do so without serious danger to his or her own vessel, crew and passengers, shall render reasonable assistance to a person affected by the collision, accident or other casualty, including the transporting of the injured person to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment, if it is apparent that treatment is necessary or when requested by the injured person.
      (2)   A person who complies with division (B)(1) above, or who gratuitously and in good faith renders assistance at the scene of a vessel collision, accident or other casualty without objection of the person assisted, is not liable for civil damages as a result of the rendering of assistance, or for an act or omission in providing or arranging towage, medical treatment or other assistance, if the assisting person acts as an ordinary, reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-62)
   (C)   Exchange of identification. In the case of collision, accident or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator shall stop his or her vessel and give his or her name and address and identification of his or her vessel, and the name and address of the owner of the vessel if he or she is not the operator, to the operator or occupants of any other vessel involved or to the owner or his or her agents of any property damaged by the accident.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-63)
   (D)   Report.
      (1)   In the case of collision, accident or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator shall report the collision, accident or other casualty to the nearest peace officer, state police post or the sheriff of the county in which the collision, accident or other casualty occurred.
      (2)   A report of a collision, accident or other casualty involving a vessel that is made to a peace officer other than the sheriff of the county in which the collision, accident or other casualty occurred shall be reported without delay by the peace officer to the sheriff of the county in which the collision, accident or other casualty occurred.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-64)
(Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.056 IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE.
   (A)   When, as a result of an occurrence that involves a vessel or its equipment a person dies or disappears from a vessel, the operator shall notify without delay, by the quickest means available, the sheriff of the county in which the collision, accident or other casualty occurred or the nearest peace officer or state police post of the following:
      (1)   The date, times and exact location of the occurrence;
      (2)   The name of each person who died or disappeared;
      (3)   The number and name of the vessel; and
      (4)   The names and addresses of the owner and operator.
   (B)   When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by division (A) above, each person on board the vessel shall give the required notice or determine that the notice has been given.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-65) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
Loading...