Current as of: Oct. 2009
(a) Except as follows, the cockpit on a cockpit vessel may be watertight:
(1) A cockpit may have companionways if the companionway openings have watertight doors, or weathertight doors and coamings which meet Sec. 179.360 of this subchapter.
(2) A cockpit may have ventilation openings along its inner periphery if the vessel operates only on protected or partially protected waters.
(b) The cockpit deck of a cockpit vessel that operates on exposed or partially protected waters must be at least 255 millimeters (10 inches) above the deepest load waterline unless the vessel complies with:
(1) The intact stability requirements of Sec. Sec. 170.170, 170.173, 171.050, 171.055, and 171.057 in subchapter S of this chapter;
(2) The Type II subdivision requirements in Sec. Sec. 171.070, 171.072, and 171.073 in subchapter S of this chapter; and
(3) The damage stability requirements in Sec. 171.080 in subchapter S of this chapter.
(c) The cockpit deck of a cockpit vessel that does not operate on exposed or partially protected waters must be located as high above the deepest load waterline as practicable.
(d) The cockpit must be self-bailing. Scuppers or freeing ports for the cockpit deck of a cockpit vessel must:
(1) Be located to allow rapid clearing of water in all probable conditions of list and trim;
(2) Have a combined drainage area of at least the area required by Sec. 178.450 of this part; and
(3) If the deck is less than 255 millimeters (10 inches) above the deepest load waterline of the vessel, be fitted with non-return devices.________________________________________________________________________
State Laws: Watercraft| Alabama | Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 5 - Registration And Operation Of Vessels | | Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 6 - Discharge Of Litter And Sewage From Watercraft | | Alabama Code > Title 33 > Chapter 6A - Recreational Vessel And Residence Boat Sewage Discharges Regulated | | Alaska | Alaska Statutes Chapter 05.25 - Watercraft | | Alaska Statutes Chapter 30.30 - Abandoned And Derelict Vessels | | Arizona | Arizona Laws > Title 5 > Chapter 3 - Boating And Water Sports | | California | California Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 3 - Vessels | | California Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 4 - Masters, Crews And Cargoes | | California Harbors and Navigation Code > Division 5 - Pilots For Monterey Bay And The Bays Of San Francisco, San Pablo, And Suisun | | Connecticut | Connecticut General Statutes > Title 15 > Chapter 268 - Boating | | Delaware | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 21 - Motorboats | | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 22 - Boating Safety | | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 23 - Operation Of A Vessel Or Boat While Under The Influence Of Intoxicating Liquor And/Or Drugs | | Delaware Code Title 23 > Chapter 24 - Exemptions From Civil Liability For Rendering Vessel Traffic Information Services | | Florida | Florida Statutes > Title XXIV - Vessels | | Florida Regulations Chapter 61B-60 - Yacht and Ship Brokers | | Florida Regulations > Division 68D - Vessel Registration and Boating Safety | | Idaho | Idaho Code Title 67 > Chapter 70 - Idaho Safe Boating Act | | Illinois | Illinois Compiled Statutes > 625 ILCS 45 - Boat Registration and Safety Act | | Indiana | Indiana Code > Title 9 > Article 31 - Watercraft Titling And Registration | | Indiana Code > Title 25 > Article 28 - Boat Pilots | | Kansas | Kansas Statutes > Chapter 32 > Article 11 - Boating And Water Activities | | Maine | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 204-B - Watercraft Manufacturers, Distributors And Dealers | | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 212-A - Maine Marina And Boatyard Storage Act | | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 10 > Chapter 627 - Vessels | | Maine Revised Statutes > Title 12 > Chapter 935 - Watercraft And Airmobiles | | Maine Revised Statutes Title 23 > Chapter 412 - Waterborne Transportation | | Massachusetts | Massachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title XIV > Chapter 90B - Motorboats And Other Vessels | | Michigan | Michigan Laws > Chapter 123 > Act 68 of 1957 - Regulation of Houseboats | | Michigan Laws > Chapter 445 > Act 88 of 1989 - Watercraft and Outboard Motor Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers | | Michigan Laws > Chapter 570 > Act 59 of 1864 - Lien On Watercraft | | Michigan Laws > Chapter 750 > Act 328 of 1931 > Chapter XV - Boats and Navigation | | Minnesota | Minnesota Statutes Chapter 86B - Water Safety, Watercraft, and Watercraft Titling | | Missouri | Missouri Laws > Title XIX > Chapter 306 - Watercraft Regulation and Licensing--State Water Patrol | | Nevada | Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 488 - Watercraft | | New Hampshire | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-A - Use Of Houseboats | | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-B - Abandoned Boats | | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-D - Boating And Water Safety On New Hampshire Public Waters | | New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 270-E - Vessel Registration And Numbering | | New Mexico | New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 > Article 12 - Boating | | New Mexico Statutes Chapter 66 > Article 13 - Boating While Intoxicated | | New York | New York Laws - General Business > Article 38 - Vessel Dealer Agreements | | New York | New York Laws > General Business > Article 38 - Vessel Dealer Agreements | | North Carolina | North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 75A - Boating and Water Safety | | North Dakota | North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-13 - Boating Regulation | | North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-13.1 - Intoxication Testing of Boat Operators | | North Dakota Code > Chapter 20.1-17 - Aquatic Nuisance Species | | Ohio | Ohio Code > Title 15 > Chapter 1547 - Watercraft And Waterways | | Ohio Code > Title 15 > Chapter 1548 - Watercraft Certificates Of Title | | Ohio Code > Title 45 > Chapter 4585 - Actions Relating To Watercraft | | Oregon | Oregon Statutes > Title 61 - Small Watercraft | | Rhode Island | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-8. Registration of Outboard Motors | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-9. Pilots – Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, Sakonnet River, and Tributaries | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-9.1. Pilots–Block Island Sound | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22. Regulation of Boats | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22.1. Uniform Boat Title Act | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-22.2. Alcohol Boating Safety Act | | Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 46-27. Personal Watercraft Safety Act | | South Carolina | South Carolina Code > Title 29 > Chapter 9 - Liens On Ships And Vessels | | South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 21 - Equipment And Operation Of Watercraft | | South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 23 - Watercraft And Outboard Motors | | South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 25 - Boating And Surfing At Particular Localities | | South Dakota | South Dakota Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 03A - Title, Registration And Taxation Of Boats | | South Dakota Laws > Title 32 > Chapter 07B - Regulation Of Boat Dealers | | South Dakota Laws > Title 42 > Chapter 8 - Watercraft | | Tennessee | Tennessee Code > Title 69 > Chapter 9 - Boating Regulation | | Texas | Texas Civil Statutes > Title 132 > Chapter 19 - Boat Or Motor Manufacturers, Distributors, And Dealers | | Utah | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - State Boating Act | | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - Boating - Litter and Pollution Control | | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - Water Safety | | Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 18 - Financial Responsibility of Motorboat Owners and Operators Act | | Vermont | Vermont Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 1 - Operation of Vessels | | Virginia | Virginia Code Title 29.1 > Chapter 7 - Boating Laws | | Virginia Code Title 29.1 > Chapter 8 - Watercraft Dealer Licensing Act | | Virginia Code Title 62.1 > Chapter 18 - Protection of Aids to Navigation | | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 30 > Subchapter V - Regulation Of Boating |
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