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(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
(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)
(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)
(A) The report required by the laws of the state shall be made by the operator of a vessel when as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment any of the following occur:
(1) A person dies;
(2) A person loses consciousness or receives medical treatment or is disabled for more than 24 hours;
(3) Damage to the vessel and other property damage totals more than $100; and/or
(4) A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury.
(B) The report required by the laws of the state shall be made as follows:
(1) Within 48 hours of the occurrence, if a person dies within 24 hours of the occurrence;
(2) Within 48 hours of the occurrence, if a person loses consciousness or receives medical treatment or is disabled for more than 24 hours or disappears from a vessel; and
(3) Within five days of the occurrence or death, if an earlier report is not required by this rule.
(C) When the operator of a vessel cannot make the report required by law, the owner shall make the report.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-66) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
OPERATION REGULATIONS
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) below, a person less than 12 years of age shall not operate a motorboat on the waters of the city unless all of the following conditions are met.
(1) He or she is under the direct supervision of a person on board the motorboat who is 16 years of age or older.
(2) The motorboat he or she operates is powered by a motor or motors totaling no more than 35 horsepower.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in division (D) below, a person 12 through 15 years of age may operate a motorboat on the waters of the city only if that person complies with either of the following:
(1) He or she is accompanied by at least one person 16 years of age or older; or
(2) He or she is in possession of a boating safety certificate issued after he or she has satisfactorily completed an approved course in boating safety.
(C) A person 12 through 15 years of age operating a motorboat pursuant to division (B)(2) above shall present the boating safety certificate issued to him or her upon the demand of any peace officer.
(D) This section does not apply to the operation of a motorboat that is powered by a motor or motors totaling no more than six horsepower.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-81) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
(A) Except as provided in division (C) below, a person shall not operate a vessel on the waters of the city unless each person in an open deck area on board the vessel who is less than six years of age is wearing a Type I or Type II personal flotation device as described in Mich. Admin. Code R. § 281.1234.
(B) A parent or guardian of a child less than six years of age who accompanies that child on board a vessel that is not a charter boat described in division (C) below shall ensure that the child is wearing a personal flotation device that complies with this section.
(C) This section does not apply to a charter boat bearing either of the following:
(1) A valid certificate of inspection issued by the United States Coast Guard that verifies the charter boat’s compliance with Subch. H or Subch. T of the Code of Federal Regulations, 46 C.F.R. §§ 70.01-1 to 80.40 and 175.01-1 to 185.910; or
(2) A valid certificate of inspection issued by the state for a Class C vessel that is greater than 45 feet in length.
(D) As used in this section, CHARTER BOAT and CLASS C VESSEL mean those terms as defined in M.C.L.A. § 324.44501.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-82) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
(A) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the state unless each person riding on or being towed behind the vessel is wearing a Type I, Type II or Type III personal flotation device as described in Mich. Admin. Code R. § 281.1234.
(B) While operating a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard-type engine cutoff switch on the waters of the city, a person shall have the lanyard attached to his or her person, clothing or personal flotation device as is appropriate for the specific vessel.
(C) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the city between the hours from sunset to sunrise.
(D) A personal watercraft shall at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner. Maneuvers that unreasonably or unnecessarily endanger life, limb or property, including, but not limited to, weaving through congested vessel traffic, jumping the wake or another vessel unreasonably or unnecessarily close to the other vessel or when visibility around the other vessel is obstructed, and swerving at the last possible moment to avoid a collision, constitute reckless operation of a vessel, as provided in § 95.075 of this chapter.
(E) A person shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the city carrying more persons than the vessel is designed to carry. Carrying more persons than the vessel is designed to carry is prima facie evidence of reckless operation of a watercraft under § 95.075 of this chapter.
(F) A person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of the city shall maintain a distance of 100 feet from any dock, raft or buoy or occupied bathing area or shall not cross within 150 feet behind another vessel, other than a personal watercraft, that is traveling a speed greater than “slow-no wake speed”.
(G) A person under the age of 12 shall not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the city. A person 12 through 15 years of age may operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the city only when accompanied by a person 16 years of age or older or without adult supervision when in possession of a boating safety certificate in compliance with M.C.L.A. § 324.80141.
(H) The owner of a personal watercraft or a person having charge over or control of a personal watercraft shall not authorize or knowingly permit the personal watercraft to be operated in violation of division (G) above.
(I) This section does not apply to a performer engaged in a professional exhibition or a person preparing to participate or participating in a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition held in compliance with this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-83) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
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