Chapter 11.08
VESSEL LOADING
Sections:
11.08.010 Vessel loading—General.
11.08.020 Vessel loading—Manufacturer, USCG.
11.08.040 Vessel loading—Formula.
11.08.010 Vessel loading—General.
No operator of any vessel shall allow any person to ride or sit on either the starboard or port gunwale, transom or on the decking over the bow or any attachment thereto while underway or on the cabin top except while in the act of mooring or casting off unless the vessel is provided with adequate guards or railways. (Ord. 479 § 1 (part), 1989)
11.08.020 Vessel loading—Manufacturer, USCG.
No person shall overload a boat beyond its safe carrying capacity rating as stated on a United States Coast Guard capacity information label, taking into consideration weather and other normal operating conditions. Where the safe carrying capacity of a vessel is specified by the manufacturer, such limitation shall be considered the maximum safe loading for the purpose of this section. (Ord. 479 § 1 (part), 1989)
11.08.040 Vessel loading—Formula.
In the absence of the United States Coast Guard capacity information label or a capacity information label from the vessel manufacturer, the capacity of a watercraft shall be determined by the following method:
Multiply the length of the watercraft in feet and tenths of feet by the width in feet and tenths of feet. The product shall be divided by fifteen. The result or if a fraction, the next smaller number shall be the maximum capacity of the watercraft in good weather conditions.
L W = Capacity
15
(Ord. 479 § 1 (part), 1989)