Md. Code Regs. 08.18.02.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 22, November 1, 2024

Section 08.18.02.04 - Definitions

A. In this chapter the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Class A vessel" means a motorboat less than 16 feet in length, as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 CFR § 24.10 -17.

(2) "Personal watercraft" means a Class A vessel which:

(a) Has an inboard motor which uses an internal combustion engine powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive propulsion;

(b) Is designed with the concept that the operator and passenger ride on the outside surfaces of the vessel as opposed to riding inside the vessel;

(c) Has the probability that the operator and passenger may, in the normal course of use, fall overboard; and

(d) Is designed with no open load-carrying area which would retain water.

(3) "Specialty prop craft" means a vessel less than 16 feet in length similar in appearance and operation to a personal watercraft but the primary source of propulsion is a propeller. For the purpose of this chapter, a specialty prop craft shall be considered a personal watercraft.

Md. Code Regs. 08.18.02.04

Regulations .04 Personal Watercraft, adopted effective February 18, 1991 (18:3 Md. R. 302)
Regulations .04 recodified from COMAR 08.04.05 to 08.18.02 effective February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 153)