No person may operate or give permission for the operation of
a vessel that is not provided with the equipment required by this
division.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.018),
adopted 4/15/08)
A vessel or motorboat when not at dock must have and exhibit
at least one bright light, lantern, or flashlight from sunset to sunrise
in all weather. A vessel or motorboat when underway between sunset
and sunrise in all weather must have and exhibit the lights prescribed
by the commandant of the Coast Guard for boats of its class. No other
lights that may be mistaken for those prescribed may be exhibited.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.019),
adopted 4/15/08)
A motorboat must have an efficient whistle or other sound-producing
device if one is required by the commandant of the Coast Guard.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.020),
adopted 4/15/08)
(a)
A
motorboat must have at least one life preserver, life belt, ring buoy,
or other device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant
of the Coast Guard for each person on board, so placed as to be readily
accessible.
(b)
A
motorboat carrying passengers for hire must have a readily accessible
life preserver of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant
of the Coast Guard for each person on board.
(c)
The
operator of a class A or class 1 motorboat, while underway, shall
require every passenger under 13 years of age to wear a life preserver
of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the
Coast Guard. A life belt or ring buoy does not satisfy this requirement.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.021),
adopted 4/15/08)
(a)
A
motorboat must have the number, size, and type of fire extinguishers
prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard.
(b)
The
fire extinguishers must be capable of promptly and effectively extinguishing
burning gasoline. They must be kept in condition for immediate and
effective use at all times and must be placed so as to be readily
accessible.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.022),
adopted 4/15/08)
A motorboat must have the carburetor or carburetors of every
engine using gasoline as fuel, except outboard motors, equipped with
an efficient flame arrestor, backfire trap, or other similar device
prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.023),
adopted 4/15/08)
Each motorboat and vessel, except an open boat, using as fuel
any liquid of a volatile nature must have the equipment prescribed
by the commandant of the Coast Guard designed to ventilate properly
and efficiently the bilges of the engine and fuel tank compartments
so as to remove any explosive or inflammable gases.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.024),
adopted 4/15/08)
A motorboat operating on the water of Lake Bridgeport must have
an exhaust water manifold or a factory-type muffler installed on the
engine.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.025),
adopted 4/15/08)
(a)
A
vessel used to tow a person or persons on water skis or an aquaplane
or similar device on the water of Lake Bridgeport must have a rearview
mirror of a size no less than four inches from bottom to top and across
from one side to the other. The mirror must be mounted firmly so as
to give the boat operator a full and complete view beyond the rear
of the boat at all times.
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.026),
adopted 4/15/08)
(a)
All
canoes, punts, rowboats, sailboats, and rubber rafts when paddled,
poled, oared, or windblown are exempt from all safety equipment requirements
except the following:
(b)
Racing
shells, rowing sculls, and racing kayaks while participating in or
practicing for an officially sanctioned race are exempt from all safety
equipment requirements except the lights prescribed by the commandant
of the Coast Guard for class A vessels and required herein.
(c)
In
this section, “racing shell,” “rowing scull,”
or “racing kayak” means a manually propelled boat:
(Ordinance 461, sec. I (99.027),
adopted 4/15/08)
