Evening star., 1960-06-16
LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF MARYLAND BOAT REG
ELAIlONS-PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE lab,
ANNOTATED CODE OF MARY
LAND CHAPTER SO, LAWS OF
I950l, THE FOLLOWING REGU-
LAIIONS GOVERNING THE NUM-
EsE1Fai saHIsaEST e ? EsAT oF T!9N TEsSEIs AoR oR
THE WATERS OF THE STATE
OF MARYLAND HAVE BEEN
ADOPTED BY THE TIDEWATER
FISHERIES COMMISSION AND
THE GAME AND INLAND FISH
GGI0IMHMIssI0N TO BE EFFECTIVE
Regulation No, Numbering Pat
pattern for boats under the Mary
land numbering pattern is here
"(a) The Identification numbers
awarded under the State sys-
TEN shall consist Of three
parts. The FIRST part shall
9asist f3diestinS q this ihs istssE' stats 4bs
second part shall consist of
not more than four a. arabic
numerals. The third part
shall consist of not more than
two (2) letters.
(b) The parts shall be separated
by hyphen or an equivalent
space. As examples:
MND5lA; Na IA; MD-1234-AA: MD
(c) Since the letters T', o., and
a may be mistaken for arab
ic numerals, they shall not
be. used in the suffix."
Regulation No. 2-Display OF num-
bers on vessel
l. The identification number award
nd m VaCCRl nnHnF tho
Maryland numbering system
shall be displayed thereon BY
"(aO Psinted on, or attached to.
each side of the bow Tie. the
forward half OF the vessel;
read from left to right; and
in such position as to provide
(b) In block characters OF good
proportion not less than 3
inches in height; II
(c) OF color which will contrast
with the color of the back
ground de, dark numbers on
light background. or light
EfonRd5 EHmDerS and Ui SO maintained asrs oses as
to be clearly visible and lesible.
2. No other number shall be car
ried on the bow of the vessel.
Regulation No. 3-Application for
number.
The application for a number shall
include the following:
(b) Citizenship Of owner.
(c) Hull material wood, steel,
aluminium. plastic, otherl.
(d) Type of propulsion (outboard,
inboard, sail, or other)a
(e) Type OF fuel tgas. Diesel.
~ Make. model and year built
(g) Length. measured from END to
end over the deck excluding
Ch) Statement as to use pleasure.
livery. dealer, manufacturer,
commercial. other.
% A statement of ownership by
% sRipnieamt; siEnature of owner or owners"
Regulation No. 4-Certifcate of
The Certificate of number shall
include the following:
tal Name and address OF owner.
(bl Number issued.
(c) Expiration date.
(e) Hull material wood. steel, alu-
minum, plastic, other).
IN Length of vessel.
(g) Propulsion Gnboard, outboard,
sail or other).
No. 5-Reporting OF
Boating accidents. -,
Reports Of boating accidents shall
be made on forms to be PROVIDED
under the following circumstances
and shall contain information as
set forth in this regulation. =,
"(a) A written report is required
whenever any one or more OF
the following occurs on board,
or involving any vessel:
Cd the death Of any person
from whatever cause;
(2) the disappearance Of any
person from on board
und der circumstances
which suggest any pos
sibility of their death or
(3) the injury Of any person
sufficient to require medi-
cal attention;
property of any kind Tin
cluding the vesSeD in an
amount Of $4,000 or
Cb) whenever death is the result
from boating accident, a
written report shall be sub;
mitted to the Department Of
Tidewater Fisheries within As
hours. For every other re-
portable boating accident, a.
written report shall be sub
mitted within five 90 days.
(c) Every written report Of a
boating accident shall contain
the following information:
]. The numbers and /or names
of the vessels involved.
2. The locality where the ac-
cident occurred.
3. The date and time Of the
accident
5. The name, address, age,
,and boating experience Of
the operator Of the report
ing boat.
6. The names and addresses
of the operators of other
vessels involved.
z. The names and addresses
Of the owners of vessels or
other property involved.
8. The names and addresses
Of all persons killed or
9. The nature and extent OF
injury to any person.
10. A description of damage to
any property including
vessels and estimated cost
of repairs.
II. A description of the acci-
dent (including opinions
as to the causeSD.
12. The length, propulsion,
horsepower, fuel and con-
struction Of the reporting
vessel.
10. Names and addresses OF
known witnesses"
Regulation No. 6--Change of ad-
Notification as to any change Of
address or of loss of a boat shall
be governed as follows:
(a) Whenever the owner Of a ves-
sci numbered in Maryland
changes his address from that
shown on the Certificate Of
Number, he shall, within IS
days thereof, send written no.
tice to the Department Of
Tidewater Fisheries Of his new
address
Cb) Whenever vessel numbered In
Maryland is lost, destroyed,
abandoned, or sold and trans
ferred to another person, the