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§ 95.057 REPORT OF COLLISION, ACCIDENT OR OTHER CASUALTY.
   (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
§ 95.070 OPERATION OF MOTORBOATS BY CHILDREN.
   (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)
§ 95.071 PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES; EXCEPTION; DEFINITIONS.
   (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)
§ 95.072 OPERATION OF PERSONAL WATERCRAFT; REQUIREMENTS; PROHIBITIONS; EXCEPTION.
   (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)
§ 95.073 OPERATION OF VESSELS; RULES; SPEED; INTERFERENCE WITH USE OF WATERS BY OTHERS.
   (A)   (1)   When vessels are being operated in such a manner as to make collision imminent or likely, the following rules apply.
         (a)   When two vessels are approaching each other head-on, or nearly so, the operator of each shall cause his or her vessel to pass on the port side of the other.
         (b)   When overtaking a vessel proceeding in the same direction, the operator of the overtaking vessel, unless it is not feasible to do so, shall pass on the port side of the vessel ahead.
         (c)   When two vessels are approaching each other at right angles or obliquely so as to involve risk of collision, other than when one vessel is overtaking another, the operator of the vessel that has the other on his or her own port side shall hold his or her course and speed, and the operator of the vessel that has the other on his or her own starboard side shall give way to the other by directing his or her course to starboard so as to cross the stern of the other vessel or, if necessary to do so, shall slacken his or her speed, stop or reverse.
         (d)   When a motorboat and a vessel under sail are proceeding in a manner that involves a risk of collision, the operator of the motorboat shall give way to the vessel under sail.
         (e)   When a motorboat and a vessel not propelled by sail or mechanical means are proceeding in a manner that involves risk of collision, the operator of the motorboat shall give way to the other vessel.
         (f)   When, by any of the rules provided in this section, the operator of a vessel is required to give way to the other, the operator of the other vessel shall maintain his or her direction and speed.
      (2)   This section does not relieve the operator of a vessel otherwise privileged by this section from the duty to operate with due regard for the safety of all persons using the waters of the city.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-84)
   (B)   (1)   A person operating or propelling a vessel upon the waters of the city shall operate it in a careful and prudent manner and at such a rate of speed so as not to endanger unreasonably the life or property of any person. A person shall not operate any vessel at a rate of speed greater than will permit him or her, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the vessel to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.
      (2)   A person shall not operate a vessel in a manner so as to interfere unreasonably with the lawful use by others of any waters.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-85)
(Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998)
§ 95.074 MAXIMUM OR UNLIMITED MOTORBOAT SPEED; RULES; EXCEPTIONS; WAIVERS.
   (A)   On waters of the city for which a motorboat speed limit is not established by the state, or the city, or on any waters for which stricter speed restrictions are not established pursuant to an act, a maximum speed limit of 55 mph is established, except in an emergency and except for authorized peace and conservation officers when engaged in official duties. The maximum speed limit of 55 mph shall not apply to the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair, except for an area within one mile of the shoreline measured at a right angle from the shoreline.
   (B)   A person shall not operate a motorboat on the waters of the city at a speed greater than slow-no wake speed or the minimum speed necessary for the motorboat to maintain forward movement when within 100 feet of the shoreline where the water depth is less than three feet, as determined by vertical measurement, except in navigable channels not otherwise posted.
(Prior Code, § 21.5-86) (Ord. 1048, passed 5-18-1998) Penalty, see § 95.999
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