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TOURISM, ARTS AND HERITAGE CABINET
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
(Amended at ARRS Committee)

301 KAR 6:001.Definitions for 301 KAR Chapter 6.

Section 1.

Definitions.

(1)

"Adequate ventilation" means ventilation thatwhich met Boating Industry Association and U.S. Coast Guard requirements at the time the vessel was manufactured.

(2)

"Airborne device" means a kite, parachute, or similar device thatwhich holds a person aloft whilewhen towed behind a moving vessel.

(3)

"Class A" means vessels less than sixteen (16) feet in length.

(4)

"Class 1" means vessels sixteen (16) feet or over and less than twenty-six (26) feet in length.

(5)

"Class 2" means vessels twenty-six (26) feet or over and less than forty (40) feet in length.

(6)

"Class 3" means vessels forty (40) feet or more in length.

(7)

"Crossing" means a situation in which a vessel approaches another from an angle of 112.5 degrees or less from either side of the bow.

(8)

"Documented by the federal government" means a vessel thatwhich has been registered with, and issued official registration documents by, the United States Coast Guard.

(9)

"Idle speed" means the slowest possible speed at which maneuverability can be maintained.

(10)

"International diving flag" means a red flag with a white stripe running diagonally from an upper corner to the opposite lower corner.

(11)

"Length":

(a)

Means the longest dimension of a boat measured along the centerline from the bow to the stern; and

(b)

Does not mean the length, but not including outboard motors, swim platforms, or similar attachments.

(12)

"Manually propelled racing vessel" means a racing shell, rowing scull, racing canoe, or racing kayak recognized by national or international racing associations foror use in competitive racing, and not carrying or having been designed to carry equipment, except that which isdesigned to carry or not carrying equipment not solely for competitive racing.

(13)

"Overtaking" means a situation in which a faster vessel approaches a slower vessel from an angle of more than 112.5 degrees from either side of the bow of the slower vessel.

(14)

"Passing" means a situation in which vessels approach and pass each other from head on or nearly so.

(15)

"Type I" means a personal flotation device:

(a)

Designed to turn an unconscious person in the water from a face-downward position to a vertical or slightly backward position; and

(b)

Having more than twenty (20) pounds of buoyancy.

(16)

"Type II" means a personal flotation device:

(a)

Designed to turn an unconscious person in the water from a face-downward position to a vertical or slightly backward position; and

(b)

Having at least fifteen and one-half (15.5) pounds of buoyancy.

(17)

"Type III" means a personal flotation device:

(a)

Designed to keep a conscious person in a vertical or slightly backward position; and

(b)

Having at least fifteen and one-half (15.5) pounds of buoyancy.

(18)

"Type IV" means a personal flotation device:

(a)

Designed to be thrown to a person in the water and not worn; and

(b)

Having at least sixteen and one-half (16.5) pounds of buoyancy.

(19)

"Type V" means a special use personal flotation device intended and approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for specific activities.

(20)

"Water skis" means rigid or inflatable skis, kneeboards, tubes, wakeboards, or similar devices. upon or in which a person is towed behind a moving vessel.

(21)

"Water skiing" means:

(a)

The act of riding in or upon water skis while being towed behind a moving vessel or propelled by a boat's wake or while riding on or inon/in a boat's wake directly behind a vessel that is underway; or

(b)

Barefoot skiing.

HISTORY: (21 Ky.R. 3091; eff. 7-12-1995; Am. 22 Ky.R. 1683; eff. 5-16-1996; 48 Ky.R.915, 2033; eff. 4-5-2022.)

FILED WITH LRC: December 9, 2021
CONTACT PERSON: Beth Frazee, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Arnold L. Mitchell Building, #1 Sportsman's Lane, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 564-3400, fax (502) 564-0506, email fwpubliccomments@ky.gov.

7-Year Expiration: 9/21/2030

Last Updated: 10/2/2023


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