§ 173.57 Contents of report. ( a ) Each report required by § 173.55 of this subpart must be in writing, dated upon completion, and signed by the person who prepared it.
( b ) Each report must contain, if available, at least the following information about the casualty or accident: ( 1 ) Number and name of each vessel involved;
( 2 ) Name and address of each owner of each vessel involved;
( 3 ) Name of the nearest city or 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— ( i ) Make;
( ii ) Model;
( iii ) Type: authorized terms are “air boat”, “auxiliary sail”, “cabin motorboat”, “houseboat”, “inflatable boat”, “open motorboat”, “paddlecraft”, “personal watercraft”, “pontoon boat”, “rowboat”, “sail only”, or “other”;
( iv ) Beam width at widest point;
( v ) Overall length of vessel;
( vi ) Depth from transom to keel;
( vii ) Horsepower;
( viii ) Propulsion: authorized terms are “air thrust”, “manual”, “propeller”, “sail”, “water jet”, or “other”;
( ix ) Fuel: authorized terms are “electric”, “diesel”, “gas”, or “other”;
( x ) Engine drive type: authorized terms are “inboard”, “outboard”, “pod drive”, “sterndrive”, or “other”;
( xi ) Hull material: authorized terms are “aluminum”, “fiberglass”, “plastic”, “rubber/vinyl/canvas”, “steel”, “wood”, or “other”; and
( xii ) 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.
[USCG-2003-14963, 77 FR 18700, Mar. 28, 2012, as amended at USCG-2021-0348, 87 FR 3223, Jan. 21, 2022]