Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A Charter boat may not be operated on
sole state waters unless the vessel is:
(a)
Licensed by the US Coast Guard and is operated within the specifications of the
vessel's Certificate of Inspection; or
(b) Licensed as a Charter boat by the Oregon
State Marine Board.
(c) Operated by
a USCG-licensed mariner with an Operator's License appropriate to the type of
operation conducted.
(2)
A Charter License will not be issued until the following documents, in addition
to the charter boat application documents, have been provided and approved by
the Marine Board:
(a) A Marine Survey
conducted by a person certified by the National Association of Marine Surveyors
(NAMS) or accredited by the Society of Marine Surveyors (SAMS).
(A) The Marine Survey must be complete as per
NAMS or SAMS professional standards.
(B) Marine Survey will be completed out of
water except by special exemption of the Board and must include a sea
trial.
(C) All issues, problems,
concerns or recommendations noted in the Marine Survey must be addressed to the
satisfaction of the Surveyor before the Marine Board can approve the Marine
Survey.
(D) Marine Survey report
shall include internal and external pictures of the vessel, its machinery and
furnishings.
(b) A
stability test and capacity designation signed by a certified Naval Architect
who is a registered professional engineer, except as provided in paragraphs
(2)(b)(A) and (2)(b)(B) of this section.
(A)
The stability test may be dispensed with, or a deadweight survey may be
substituted for the stability test, if the Marine Board has a record of, or is
provided with, the approved results of a stability test of a sister
vessel.
(B) The stability test of a
vessel may be dispensed with if the Marine Surveyor determines that an accurate
estimate of the vessel's lightweight characteristics can be made and that
locating the precise position of the vessel's vertical center of gravity is not
necessary to ensure that the vessel has adequate stability in all probable
loading conditions.
(3) The Marine Survey for a Charter License
must be successfully completed every three years before a new charter license
will be issued.
(4) A dock-side
inspection will be conducted annually by a Marine Board designated law
enforcement officer to ensure the vessel complies with life jacket,
sound-making device, fire extinguisher and vessel lighting
requirements.
(5) Before getting
underway on a voyage or as soon as practicable thereafter, the operator of a
Charter boat shall ensure that suitable public announcements are made informing
all passengers of the following:
(a) The
location of emergency exits, survival craft embarkation areas, and life ring
buoys;
(b) The stowage location(s)
of life jackets;
(c) The proper
method of donning and adjusting life jackets of the type(s) carried on the
vessel including a demonstration of the proper donning of a life
jacket;
(d) The location of the
instruction placards for life jackets and other lifesaving devices;
and
(e) That all passengers will be
required to don life jackets when possible hazardous conditions exist as
directed by the operator.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
830.110
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
830.430 - 830.460
