Code of Maine Rules › 09 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE › 137 - DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE - GENERAL › Chapter 13 - WATERCRAFT RULES › Section 137-13-04 - Reporting Requirements for Watercraft Related Accidents or Casualties

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.
Information Required for Watercraft
				Accidents Involving Personal Injury, Death or Disappearance of a Person or
				Involving Property Damage of $2,000 or more
Each report required by Title 12, Sections 13069- A, 13069-B
				  and 13069-C shall be provided on forms supplied by the Division, as required,
				  by the watercraft operator or owner to the nearest law enforcement officer or
				  the Commissioner. The Commissioner will ensure operator reports are updated in
				  the Boating Accident Report Database (BARD) System utilizing data gathered from
				  the investigation, including but not limited to:
A. The number and name of each watercraft
				involved
B. The name and address of
				each owner of each watercraft involved
C. The name of the nearest city or town, the
				county, and the body of water
D.
				The time and date the accident occurred
E. The location on the water body where the
				accident occurred
F. The
				visibility, weather, and water conditions at the time of the accident
G. The estimated air and water
				temperature
H. The name, address,
				age or date of birth, telephone number, operating experience, and boating
				safety training of the operator making the report
I. The name and address of each operator of
				each watercraft involved
J. The
				number of persons on board or towed on skis or other apparatus by each
				watercraft
K. The name, address,
				and date of birth of each person injured or killed
L. The cause of each death
M. Weather forecasts available to and/or used
				by the operator before and during the use of the watercraft at the time of the
				accident
N. The name and address of
				each owner of any property damaged in the accident
O. The availability and use of personal
				flotation devices
P. The type and
				amount of each fire extinguisher used, if any
Q. The nature and extent of each
				injury
R. A description of all
				property damage and watercraft damage with an estimate of the cost of all
				repairs
S. A description of any
				equipment failure that may have caused or contributed to the cause of the
				accident
T. A description of the
				watercraft accident
U. The type of
				watercraft operation (cruising, drifting, fishing, hunting, skiing, racing, or
				other) and the type of accident (capsizing, sinking, fire, explosion or
				other)
V. The opinion of the person
				making the report as to the cause of the accident
W. The make, model, type (open, cabin, house
				or other), beam width at widest point, length, depth from transom to keel,
				horsepower, propulsion (outboard, inboard, inboard outdrive, sail or other)
				fuel, (gas, diesel, or other) construction (wood, steel, aluminum, plastic,
				fiberglass, or other), and year built (model year), of the reporting operator's
				watercraft
X. The name, address,
				and telephone number of each witness
Y. The manufacturer's identification number,
				if any, of the reporting operator's watercraft
Z. The name, address, and telephone number of
				the person submitting the report