1. (a) A written report on forms provided by the department is required to be submitted to the department as prescribed by Section 15-149a of the General Statutes, whenever any one or more of the following occurs on board, or involves any vessel:

   1. (1) the death of any person from whatever cause;
   2. (2) the disappearance of any person from on board;
   3. (3) the injury of any person sufficient to require medical attention;
   4. (4) loss or damage to property of any kind, including the vessel, in an amount of more than five hundred dollars.

2. (b) Every written report of a boating accident shall contain the following information:

   1. (1) Number and name of each vessel involved;
   2. (2) Name and address of each owner of each vessel involved;
   3. (3) Name of the nearest town, the county, the state, and the body of water;
   4. (4) Time and date the casualty or accident occurred;
   5. (5) Location on the water;
   6. (6) Visibility, weather, and water conditions;
   7. (7) Estimated air and water temperatures;
   8. (8) Name, address, age, or date of birth, telephone number, vessel operating experience, and boating safety training of the operator making the report;
   9. (9) Name and address of each operator of each vessel involved;
   10. (10) Number of persons onboard or towed on skis by each vessel;
   11. (11) Name, address, and date of birth of each person injured or killed;
   12. (12) Cause of each death;
   13. (13) Weather forecasts available to and weather reports used by the operator before and during the use of the vessel;
   14. (14) Name and address of each owner of property involved;
   15. (15) Availability and use of personal flotation devices;
   16. (16) Type and number of each fire extinguisher used;
   17. (17) Nature and extent of each injury;
   18. (18) Description of all property damage and vessel damage with an estimate of the cost of all repairs;
   19. (19) Description of each equipment failure that caused or contributed to the cause of the casualty;
   20. (20) Description of the vessel casualty or accident;
   21. (21) Type of vessel operation (cruising, drifting, fishing, hunting, skiing, racing, or other), and the type of accident (capsizing, sinking, fire, explosion, or other);
   22. (22) Opinion of the person making the report as to the cause of the casualty, including whether or not alcohol or drugs, or both, was a cause of or contributed to causing the casualty;

   23. (23) Characteristics of the reporting operator’s vessel, including:

       1. (A) Make;
       2. (B) Model;
       3. (C) Type: Authorized terms are “airboat”, “auxiliary sail”, “cabin motorboat”, “houseboat”, “inflatable boat”, “open motorboat”, “paddlecraft”, “personal watercraft”, “pontoon boat”, “rowboat”, “sail only”, or “other”;
       4. (D) Beam width at widest point;
       5. (E) Overall length of vessel;
       6. (F) Depth from transom to keel;
       7. (G) Horsepower;
       8. (H) Propulsion: Authorized terms are “air thrust”, “manual”, “propeller”, “sail”, “water jet”, or “other”;
       9. (I) Fuel: Authorized terms are “electric”, “diesel”, “gas”, or “other”;
       10. (J) Engine drive type: Authorized terms are “inboard”, “outboard”, “pod drive”, “sterndrive”, or “other”;
       11. (K) Hull material: Authorized terms are “aluminum”, “fiberglass”, “plastic”, “rubber/vinyl/canvas”, “steel”, “wood”, or “other”; and, (L) Model year.
   24. (24) Name, address, and telephone number of each witness;
   25. (25) Manufacturer’s hull identification number, if any, of the reporting operator’s vessel; and, (26) Name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the report.

(Effective June 23, 1988; Amended September 8, 1998; Amended March 16, 2018)