Virginia Administrative Code › Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES › Chapter 430 - WATERCRAFT: SAFETY EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 4VAC15-430-20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
As used in this chapter the following words and terms shall
				  have the following meanings:
"Coastal waters" means the territorial seas of the United
				  States, and those waters directly connected to the territorial seas (i.e.,
				  bays, sounds, harbors, rivers, inlets, etc.) where any entrance exceeds two
				  nautical miles between opposite shorelines to the first point where the largest
				  distance between shorelines narrows to two miles, as shown on the current
				  edition of the appropriate National Ocean Service chart used for navigation.
				  Shorelines of islands or points of land present within a waterway are
				  considered when determining the distance between opposite shorelines.
"Passenger" means every person carried on board a vessel
				  other than:
1. The owner or his
				representative;
2. The
				operator;
3. Bona fide members of
				the crew engaged in the business of the vessel who have contributed no
				consideration for their carriage and who are paid for their services;
				or
4. Any guest on board a vessel
				that is being used exclusively for pleasure purposes who has not contributed
				any consideration, directly or indirectly, for his carriage.
"Personal flotation device" or "PFD" means a device that is
				  approved by the U.S. Coast Guard.
"Racing shell, rowing scull, racing canoe, and racing kayak"
				  means a manually propelled vessel that is recognized by national or
				  international racing associations for use in competitive racing and one in
				  which all occupants row, scull, or paddle, with the exception of a coxswain, if
				  one is provided, and is not designed to carry and does not carry any equipment
				  not solely for competitive racing.
"Recreational vessel" means any vessel being manufactured or
				  operated primarily for pleasure, or leased, rented, or chartered to another for
				  the latter's pleasure. It does not include any vessel engaged in the carrying
				  of any passengers for consideration.
"Sailboard" means a sail-propelled vessel with no freeboard
				  and equipped with a swivel-mounted mast not secured to a hull by guys or
				  stays.
"Throwable PFD" means a PFD that is intended to be thrown to
				  a person in the water. A wearable PFD is not a throwable PFD.
"Use" means operate, navigate, or employ.
"Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a
				  seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of
				  transportation on water, but does not include surfboards, tubes, swimming
				  rafts, inflatable toys, and similar devices routinely used as water toys or
				  swimming aids.
"Visual distress signal" means a device that is approved by
				  the U.S. Coast Guard or certified by the manufacturer.
"Wearable PFD" means a PFD that is intended to be worn or
				  otherwise attached to the body.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-701 and 29.1-735 of
					 the Code of Virginia.