Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission 1/4/2024

Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission For any boating accident resulting in a death or injury requiring hospitalization, each participating agency must: •Notify State Parks within 48 hours of becoming aware it. •Fill out and submit a complete Boating Accident Investigation Report (BAIR – form number A- 425) within ten days of the occurrence. •Include the results of any other investigation conducted by the agency. •Submit any coroner’s reports concerning the death of any person resulting from the boating accident, within one week of completion. Participating agencies must also submit a Boating Accident Report (BAR – form number A-440) within 10 days of the occurrence to State Parks for any boating accident: •Resulting in a death, OR •An injury requiring hospitalization, OR •Damage to any vessel or property of two thousand dollars or more, OR •A vessel is a complete loss, OR •A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate death. Boater Assistance The local municipality will have the ability to respond or coordinate response to boating emergencies which occur within their jurisdiction. Furthermore, agencies must document each occurrence and report it to State Parks through the Summary of Activity Report (SOAR) at least quarterly using the following definitions: •Search and Rescue/Recovery – Search and rescue (SAR) is defined as a water-borne response (including aircraft) involving a person or vessel in peril. Agencies should only report SAR cases on the Summary of Activity Report (SOAR) that were assigned a case number by their agency or a USCG MISLE Case ID Number and an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB) initiated by the USCG. Agencies should not report assists (defined below) as SAR cases. •Assist – An "Assist" is defined as aid where there is no immediate danger to the vessel or its occupants. This includes vessels involved in boating accidents, disabled, aground, out of fuel, or otherwise unable to reach a safe mooring under their own power. Assistance may include providing a tow, jump start, re-floating, re-righting, fuel, repair, repair parts, assisting persons in the water, etc. This does NOT include the salvage of a vessel once abandoned or commercial vessels. Report the number of vessels assisted and the number of persons assisted on the SOAR report. Boat Patrol (Boat Log Hours) Boat patrol (Boat Log Hours) are those hours that the patrol vessel was actually on the water patrolling. Participating agencies must submit a patrol schedule (with the A-299) that demonstrates they are patrolling waters within their jurisdiction during peak recreational hours. They must also patrol a Page 12 of 18