Md. Code Regs. 08.18.04.04

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 21, October 18, 2024

Section 08.18.04.04 - Upper Potomac River Life Saving Equipment

A. Except for persons aboard a vessel operating under a current Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection and in compliance with current Coast Guard regulations, a person aboard a vessel, raft, or tube shall wear a U.S. Coast Guard Approved Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device (PFD) at all times while underway on the Upper Potomac River and its tributaries, during the period beginning at 12:01 a.m. each November 15, and ending at 12 midnight each succeeding May 15.

B. At all other times a vessel, raft, or tube shall be equipped with a U.S. Coast Guard approved Type I, II, III, or V personal flotation device (PFD) for each person aboard while underway on the Upper Potomac River and its tributaries.

Regulations .04 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 30, 1990 (17:8 Md. R. 969); emergency status expired June 30, 1990
Regulations .04 adopted effective April 29, 1991 (18:8 Md. R. 864)
Regulations .04 recodified from COMAR 08.04.06 to COMAR 08.18.04 effective February 3, 1992 (19:2 Md. R. 153)
Regulation .04 amended effective May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 849); September 29, 2003 (30:19 Md. R. 1330)