Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1501:47 - Division of Watercraft › Chapter 1501:47-1 - General Provisions › Section 1501:47-1-09 - Boating accidents

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
For the purpose of this rule, a "boating accident" means a
				collision, accident, or other casualty involving any vessel, either moored or
				in operation, upon any of the waters in this state.
(A) A vessel subject to this rule is
			 considered to be involved in a boating accident whenever the occurrence results
			 in damage by or to the vessel or its equipment; in injury or loss of life to
			 any person; or in the disappearance of any occupant under circumstances
			 indicating the possibility of injury or death. A boating accident includes, but
			 is not limited to, capsizing, collision, foundering, flooding, fire, explosion,
			 or the disappearance of a vessel other than by theft.
(B) A report is required whenever a vessel
			 subject to this rule is involved in a boating accident which results in any one
			 or more of the following:
(1) Loss of
			 life.
(2) Personal injury requiring
			 medical treatment beyond first aid.
(3) Actual physical damage to property,
			 including watercraft, in excess of 
									one thousand dollars.
(4) Physical damage or other incident
			 resulting in the total loss of a vessel.
(5) Whenever death results from a boating
			 accident, a written report shall be submitted to the chief of the division
			 within twenty four hours. For every other reportable boating accident a written
			 report shall be submitted within five days after such accident. All such
			 reports shall be submitted upon forms prescribed by and available from the
			 chief of the division. The operator or operators of each vessel involved shall
			 prepare and submit a written report to the: "Chief of the Division of Parks and
			 Watercraft, 2045 Morse Road, building C, Columbus, Ohio 43229." Every written
			 report shall contain the complete information required by the report form as
			 described by the chief of the division.
(a)
			 Name and address of operator.
(b)
			 Age of operator.
(c) Date of birth
			 of operator.
(d) Operator's
			 experience.
(e) Operator's
			 telephone number.
(f) Owner's
			 telephone number.
(g) Name and
			 address of owner of vessel.
(h) Was
			 it a rented vessel.
(i) Number of
			 persons on board.
(j) Formal
			 instruction in boating safety.
(k)
			 Vessel registration number.
(l)
			 Vessel name.
(m) Vessel
			 make.
(n) Vessel model.
(o) Manufacturer's hull identification
			 number.
(p) Type of
			 vessel.
(q) Hull
			 material.
(r) Engine.
(s) Propulsion.
(t) Construction.
(u) Date of accident.
(v) Time of day.
(w) Name of body of water.
(x) Location.
(y) State.
(z) Nearest city, town.
(aa) County.
(bb) Weather.
(cc) Water conditions.
(dd) Temperature.
(ee) Wind.
(ff) Visibility.
(gg) Operation at time of accident.
(hh) Type of accident.
(ii) The reporting person's opinion of what
			 contributed to the accident.
(jj)
			 Personal flotation devices.
(kk)
			 Property damage estimate.
(ll) Fire
			 extinguishers.
(mm) Description of
			 property damage (if any).
(nn) Name
			 and address of the owner of damaged property.
(oo) Name, address, and contact information
			 for any deceased person(s).
(pp)
			 Name, address, and contact information for any injured person(s).
(qq) A description of what
			 happened.
(rr) Name(s) of
			 operator(s) of other involved vessel(s).
(ss) Address(es) of other involved
			 vessel(s).
(tt) Registration
			 number(s) of other involved vessel(s).
(uu) Telephone number(s) of owner(s) of other
			 involved vessel(s).
(vv) Name(s) of
			 other involved vessel(s).
(ww)
			 Name(s) of owner(s) of other involved vessels.
(xx) Address(s) of owner(s) of other involved
			 vessels.
(yy) Names and contact
			 information for any witnesses.
(zz)
			 Signature of person completing report.
(aaa) Address of person completing
			 report.
(bbb) Telephone number of
			 person completing report.
(ccc)
			 Qualification of person completing report.
(ddd) Date report submitted.
(eee) Boating accident report addendum. (if
			 applicable)