Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 22 - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES › Part 16 - BOAT AND WATER SAFETY ON MARINE WATERS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI › Chapter 02 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 22-16-2.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
A. COVERED RECREATIONAL VESSEL - means a
				recreational vessel that is less than 26 ft. overall in length and capable of
				developing 115 pounds or more of static thrust.
B. ENFORCING AUTHORITY - means Marine Patrol
				Officers of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) or any other
				duly deputized law enforcement officer of the State of Mississippi.
C. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH (ECOS) - An Engine
				Cut-off Switch is a safety mechanism used to shut off propulsion machinery when
				the operator is displaced from the helm.
D. ENGINE CUT-OFF SWITCH LINK (ECOSL) - An
				ECOSL is the device that connects the operator to the ECOS. The link must be
				attached to the operator, the operator's clothing, or operator's personal
				floatation device. It is typically a coiled lanyard, but may also be an
				electronic fob.
E. MARINE SAFETY
				ZONE - means an area of marine waters where special marine safety rules are
				instituted by the Executive Director of the MDMR.
F. MOTORBOAT - means any undocumented vessel
				propelled by machinery, whether such machinery is the principal source of
				propulsion.
G. NO WAKE ZONE - means
				an area of navigable marine water in which vessels are not allowed to create a
				potentially damaging wake or to operate the vessel above idle speed within one
				hundred (100) feet adjacent to any public harbor and/or public marina or within
				one hundred (100) feet of any public boat launching ramp facility.
H. OWNER - means the person who claims lawful
				possession of a vessel by virtue of legal title or equitable interest therein
				which entitles him to such possession.
I. OPERATOR - means the person who operates
				or has charge of the navigation or use of a motorboat or vessel.
J. PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE - means a
				wearable flotation device classified and approved by the United States Coast
				Guard which is in such a condition that it is fit for its intended purpose,
				bears a legibly marked United States Coast Guard approval number, and is of an
				appropriate size for the person who intends to use it.
K. PERSONAL WATERCRAFT - means a vessel which
				uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive
				power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or
				kneeling on, or being towed behind the vessel rather than in the conventional
				manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel.
L. VENDOR - means an individual or company in
				the business of renting vessels or personal watercraft to the general public
				for their use.
M. VESSEL - means
				every description of watercraft, other than seaplane on the water, used or
				capable of being used as a means of transportation on the water.
MISS. CODE ANN.
				  §§
										59-21-83,
				  59-21-87,
				  59-21-117,
				  59-21-119,
				  59-21-121,
				  59-21-127
				  and
				  59-21-151
				  and 46 U.S.C.A §4312.