Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Natural Resources
Law Enforcement Division
Marine Collisions, Accidents, Or Other Casualties
Section R. 281.1225 - Collision, accident, or other casualty report
Current through Vol. 24-04, March 15, 2024
Rule 5. Each report required by section 55 of the act shall be in writing dated upon completion and signed by the peace officer who prepared it and shall contain, if available, at least the following information about the collision, accident or other casualty:
(a) The numbers and names of each vessel involved.
(b) The name and address of each owner of each vessel involved.
(c) The name of the nearest city or town, the county, the state and the body of water.
(d) The time and date the collision, accident, or other casualty occurred.
(e) The location on the water.
(f) The visibility, weather, and water conditions.
(g) The estimated air and water temperatures.
(h) The name, address, age or date of birth, telephone number, vessel operating experience, and boating safety training of the operator involved in the occurrence.
(i) The number of persons on board or towed on water skis, surfboard, or similar contrivance by each vessel.
(j) The name, address, and date of birth of each person injured or killed, whether or not artificial respiration was used, if a physician was in attendance and where the person was treated.
(k) The cause of each death.
(l) Weather forecasts available to, and weather reports used by, the operators of the vessels involved before and during the use of the vessels.
(m) The name and address of each owner of property involved.
(n) The availability and use of personal flotation devices.
(o) The type and amount of each fire extinguisher used.
(p) The nature and extent of each injury.
(q) A description of all property damage and vessel damage with an estimate of the cost of all repairs.
(r) A description of each equipment failure that caused or contributed to the cause of the collision, accident, or other casualty.
(s) A description of the occurrence.
(t) The names of any persons arrested and the charge.
(u) The type of vessel 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 peace officer making the report as to the cause of the occurrence.
(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 vessels involved.
(x) The name, address, and telephone number of each witness.
(y) The manufacturer's hull identification number, if any, of each vessel involved.
(z) The name, address, department, and telephone number of the peace officer submitting the report.
