New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-D:2-c – Boating Safety Checklist
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I. No person shall rent a vessel for operation on any waters of this state, including tidal and coastal waters and all inland waters, unless the rental operator initials a rental safety checklist, prepared by the department of safety, which certifies the rental operator’s knowledge of boating safety laws and which certifies that the rental operator possesses a safe boater education certificate or its equivalent. In addition, no person shall rent or lease any motorized watercraft to another person without providing the renter or lessee with written instructions on operating the watercraft in accordance with New Hampshire law, and reviewing with the renter or lessee such written instructions and the guidelines on New Hampshire navigation laws provided by the division.
II. (a) The rental safety checklist shall include, but shall not be limited to, knowledge of the following provisions of the marine laws:
(1) Safe passage.
(2) DWI.
(3) Headway speed.
(4) Safety equipment.
(5) Navigational lights requirements.
(b) The checklists shall include a provision which states that the rental operator is responsible for anyone who operates the vessel in accordance with RSA 270-D.
III. The rental safety checklist shall include a provision in which the operator acknowledges that the director may require the operator to attend a boat safety course, as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:46-a, for violating any of the boating laws or rules of the division.
II. (a) The rental safety checklist shall include, but shall not be limited to, knowledge of the following provisions of the marine laws:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 270-D:2-c
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
(1) Safe passage.
(2) DWI.
(3) Headway speed.
(4) Safety equipment.
(5) Navigational lights requirements.
(b) The checklists shall include a provision which states that the rental operator is responsible for anyone who operates the vessel in accordance with RSA 270-D.
III. The rental safety checklist shall include a provision in which the operator acknowledges that the director may require the operator to attend a boat safety course, as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 270:46-a, for violating any of the boating laws or rules of the division.