Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-A8

Current through September 27, 2024

Section 15-121-A8 - Reporting of boating accidents

(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) the death of any person from whatever cause;

(2) the disappearance of any person from on board;

(3) the injury of any person sufficient to require medical attention;

(4) loss or damage to property of any kind, including the vessel, in an amount of more than five hundred dollars.

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

(1) the numbers and/or names of the vessels involved;

(2) Name and address of each owner of each vessel involved;

(3) Name of the nearest town, the county, the state, and the body of water;

(4) Time and date the casualty or accident occurred

(5) Location on the water;

(6) Visibility, weather, and water conditions;

(7) Estimated air and water temperatures;

(8) Name, address, age, or date of birth, telephone number, vessel operating experience, and boating safety training of the operator making the report;

(9) Name and address of each operator of each vessel involved;

(10) Number of persons onboard or towed on skis by each vessel;

(11) Name, address, and date of birth of each person injured or killed;

(12) Cause of each death;

(13) Weather forecasts available to and weather reports used by the operator before and during the use of the vessel;

(14) Name and address of each owner of property involved;

(15) Availability and use of personal flotation devices;

(16) Type and number of each fire extinguisher used;

(17) Nature and extent of each injury;

(18) Description of all property damage and vessel damage with an estimate of the cost of all repairs;

(19) Description of each equipment failure that caused or contributed to the cause of the casualty;

(20) Description of the vessel casualty or accident;

(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) 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) Characteristics of the reporting operator's vessel, including:

(A) Make;

(B) Model;

(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";

(D) Beam width at widest point;

(E) Overall length of vessel;

(F) Depth from transom to keel;

(G) Horsepower;

(H) Propulsion: Authorized terms are "air thrust", "manual", "propeller", "sail", "water jet", or "other";

(I) Fuel: Authorized terms are "electric", "diesel", "gas", or "other";

(J) Engine drive type: Authorized terms are "inboard", "outboard", "pod drive", "sterndrive", or "other";

(K) Hull material: Authorized terms are "aluminum", "fiberglass", "plastic", "rubber/vinyl/canvas", "steel", "wood", or "other"; and,

(L) Model year.

(24) Name, address, and telephone number of each witness;

(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.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-A8

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