(1)(a) An outfitting company shall ensure that a vessel carrying passengers for hire has enough wearable PFDs on board that meet or exceed the number of persons on board the vessel.
- (b) An outfitting company shall ensure a wearable PFD is approved for the activity in which it is to be used.
- (2) In situations where infants, children, or youth are in enclosed cabin areas of vessels over 19 feet in length and not wearing PFDs, an outfitting company shall ensure that a minimum of 10 % of the wearable PFDs on board the vessel shall be of an appropriate type and size for infants, children, or youth passengers.
- (3) An outfitting company shall ensure any wearable PFD used on vessels carrying passengers for hire is labeled for commercial use.
- (4) If a passenger on board a vessel carrying passengers for hire is not wearing a PFD, an outfitting company shall ensure a PFD is stored in readily accessible containers that legibly and visually show their contents.
- (5) An outfitting company shall mark each PFD carried on board a vessel carrying passengers for hire with the name of the outfitting company in one-inch-high letters that contrast with the color of the PFD.
(6) Vessels carrying passengers for hire that are 26 feet or more in length shall carry a ring life buoy throwable PFD.
- (a) Vessels carrying passengers for hire that are 40 feet or more in length shall carry a minimum of two ring life buoy throwable PFDs.
- (b) Ring life buoy throwable PFDs shall have a minimum of 60 feet of line attached.
- (7) An outfitting company shall ensure all passengers and crew members wear a PFD when a vessel is being operated in hazardous conditions.
- (8) A trip leader or guide shall ensure passengers on the trip leader's or guide's vessel comply with Rule R650-215-6.
KEY: boating
Date of Last Change: January 25, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-18-4(1)(d)