Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment (250-RICR-80-00-1)


250-RICR-80-00-1 ACTIVE RULE

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1.1Purpose

1.2Authority

1.3Application

1.4Incorporated Materials

1.5Definitions

1.6Enforcement

1.7Personal Flotation Devices

1.8Fire Extinguishing Equipment

1.9Backfire Flame Control

1.10Ventilation

1.11Navigation Lights and Day Shapes

1.12Sound Producing Devices

1.13Visual Distress Signals

1.14Uniform State Waterway Marker System

1.15Accidents and Casualties

1.16Rules of Navigation

1.17Warning Flags for Scuba Divers, Skin Diving, or Snorkeling

1.18Towing Skiers

1.19Vessel Registration Numbering and Display of Numbers

1.20Engine Cut off Switch

1.21Bow Riding

1.22Slow Down/Move Over

1.23Penalties

1.24Severability

1.25Superseded Rules and Regulations

1.26Table - Minimum Number of B-I Hand-Portable Fire Extinguishers Required

Length of Vessel

Without an Approved Fixed Fire Extinguishing System

With an Approved Fixed Fire Extinguishing System

Less than 26ft. (7.9 meters) in length

1

0

26ft. (7.9 meters) to less than 40ft. (12.2 meters)

2

1

40ft. (12.2 meters) to 65ft. (19.8 meters) in length

3

2

Note: One B-II Hand-portable fire extinguisher may be substituted for two B-I hand-portable fire extinguishers.

1.27Table - Minimum Number of B-I Hand-Portable Fire Extinguishers Required

Gross Tonnage

Number of B-II Fire Extinguishers

0-50 Tons

1

50-100 Tons

2

100-500 Tons

3

500-1000 Tons

6

Over 1000 Tons

8


Title 250 Department of Environmental Management
Chapter 80 Law Enforcement
Subchapter 00 N/A
Part 1 Requirements and Standards for Vessels and Associated Equipment (250-RICR-80-00-1)
Type of Filing Amendment
Regulation Status Active
Effective 04/02/2023

Regulation Authority:

R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-17.1 and § 46-22-5(k)

Purpose and Reason:

To revise the existing regulation to acknowledge the federal requirement for certain recreational vehicles to include an engine cut off switch, to prohibit bow riding, and to require operators to reduce speed in the vicinity of emergency vehicles. The Definitions section was also revised to include additional definitions to support the new regulatory requirements, and some additional housekeeping changes were made to the regulation.