Ordinance 3135-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

1. "Boat"means any vessel manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use; leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's noncommercial use; or engaged in the carrying of six or fewer passengers. 2. "Waters"and "waters of the city of Everett" means the navigable waterways within the corporate limits of the city of Everett. 3. "Length"means a straight line measurement of the overall distance from the foremost point of a vessel to the after-most part of a vessel, measured parallel to the centerline not including bowsprits,bumpkins,boomkins,rudders, outboard motor brackets, outdrive units,propellers, and similar fittings or attachments. 4. "Motorboat"means any vessel identified in Title 46, Code of Federal Regulations, Table 24.05-1(a), Column 6, which is sixty-five feet or less in length and equipped with propulsion machinery, including vessels propelled with steam machinery, and including vessels which are temporarily or permanently equipped with a detachable motor. 5. "Motorboat" shall also mean and include seaplanes while taxiing and not otherwise governed by valid Washington state or federal regulations. 6. "Motor vessel"means any vessel which is more than sixty-five feet in length and propelled by machinery other than steam. 7. "Passenger"means every person on board a vessel other than the following: a. The owner of a vessel or the representative of the owner; b. The operator of a vessel; c. The bona fide members of the crew of a vessel who are engaged in the business of a vessel, who have not contributed for their carriage, and who are paid for their services; and d. Guests who are on board a vessel which is being used exclusively for pleasure purposes and who have not contributed for their carriage. 8. "Racing shell, rowing scull, and racing kayak"means any manually propelled boat that is recognized by a national or international racing association for use in competitive racing, in which all occupants row, scull, or paddle,with the exception of a coxswain, if one is provided, and which is not designed to carry and does not carry any equipment not solely for competitive racing. 9. "Recreational boat"means any vessel manufactured or used primarily for noncommercial use; or leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's noncommercial use. It does not include a vessel engaged in the carrying of six or fewer passengers. 10. "Use"means to operate, navigate, moor or employ. 2