Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Chapter 400 - WATERCRAFT: ACCIDENT AND CASUALTY REPORTING
Section 4VAC15-400-30 - Written casualty or accident reports required; time for making
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 15-400-30
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. In addition to the notification required by 4VAC15-400-20 of this chapter, the operator of a vessel shall submit a written casualty or accident report to the department when, as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment:
1. A person dies;
2. A person is unable to perform normal or
usual activities;
3. Damage to the
vessel and other property damage totals more than $2,000 or complete loss of
the vessel; or
4. A person
disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate probable death or
injury.
B. A written report required by this section must be made:
1. Within 48 hours of the occurrence if a
person dies within 24 hours of the occurrence;
2. Within 48 hours of the occurrence if a
person is unable to perform normal or usual activities or disappears from a
vessel; and
3. Within 10 days of
the occurrence or death if an earlier report is not required by the foregoing
provisions of this section.
C. When the operator of a vessel cannot submit the report required by this section, the owner shall submit the required report.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502, 29.1-701, and 29.1-735 of the Code of Virginia.
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