2 Colo. Code Regs. § 405-3-307
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 2 CCR 405-3-307 - BOAT ACCIDENTS1. The guide of a vessel involved in a collision, casualty or other accident shall, so far as the guide can do so without serious danger to the guide's own vessel, crew, and passengers, render to other persons affected by the collision, casualty or other accident such assistance as may be practicable and necessary in order to save them from, or to minimize, any danger caused by the collision, casualty or other accident. The guide shall give his/her name, address, and identification of the vessel he/she is guiding, including the name and address of the river outfitter for whom he/she is guiding, in writing to any person involved in the collision, casualty or other accident.2. A river outfitter shall be responsible for reporting any boating accidents occurring during a regulated trip that directly involve the outfitter's vessels, passengers, guides, or trip leaders. a. A vessel participating in a regulated trip is considered to be involved in a reportable boating accident whenever the occurrence results in unconsciousness, an injury requiring a physician's attention, or loss of life to any person; or the disappearance of any person from on-board under circumstances which indicate the possibility of death or injury. Boating accidents, for the purpose of the boat accident reporting requirement, are only those which occur on the river during regulated trips.b. Any death, or injury or disappearance under circumstances which indicate the possibility of death, of any person from on-board a vessel during a regulated trip, shall be immediately reported by telephone or other means to the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction. Such accident shall also be reported to the division by telephone or other means as soon as is practicable.c. Blank boat accident report forms will be provided to all licensees by the division. Additional forms shall be available from the division, upon request.d. A full and complete written boat accident report shall be submitted by the river outfitter to the division at the division's address identified on the form. In order for a report to be considered full and complete, all information requested on the form shall be disclosed and provided. If any information requested is unknown, it shall be so stated on the form. (1) For any accident involving any death, or injury or disappearance under circumstances which indicate the possibility of death, of any person from onboard a vessel during a regulated trip, the river outfitter shall submit the report to the division within five days of the date of the accident. All such reports that are mailed to the division shall be postmarked within five days of the date of the accident.(2) All other boat accident reports shall be submitted by the river outfitter to the division within ten days of the date of the accident.37 CR 15, August 10, 2014, effective 9/1/201437 CR 19, October 10, 2014, effective 11/1/201439 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/201640 CR 13, July 10, 2017, effective 8/1/201743 CR 15, August 10, 2020, effective 9/1/202045 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 1/1/2023