Section 312 IAC 5-14-16 - Personal flotation devices (life preservers or life jackets)Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3; IC 14-15-7-5
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 16.
(a) If a marine inspector determines a personal flotation device (life preserver or life jacket) carried onboard a boat is not in good and serviceable condition, the marine inspector shall write on the personal flotation device that the device is no longer serviceable. The owner of a boat must immediately replace any nonserviceable personal flotation device or must reduce the number of passengers so as not to exceed the number of serviceable personal flotation devices.(b) Each personal flotation device must be carried in a suitable location that is readily accessible to passengers.(c) A container for personal flotation devices must be clearly marked "Life Preservers" or "Life Jackets" and must set forth the number of serviceable devices. Letters and numbers must be at least one (1) inch high and must be a color contrasting with the color of the container. The container shall indicate the size of the devices. Differing sizes must be separately stored.(d) A personal flotation device on a documented boat must be marked with the name or documentation number of the boat in characters at least one (1) inch high that contrast with the color of the device.(e) A personal flotation device on an undocumented boat must be marked with the name or registration number of the boat in characters at least one (1) inch high that contrast with the color of the device. Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 5-14-16; filed Mar 23, 2001, 2:50 p.m.: 24 IR 2394, eff Jan 1, 2002; filed Jan 5, 2005, 11:05 a.m.: 28 IR 1465; readopted filed May 29, 2008, 1:53 p.m.: 20080625-IR-312080057RFA; errata filed Jun 2, 2009, 10:29 a.m.: 20090624-IR-312090386ACA; Readopted filed 7/17/2014, 3:46 p.m.: 20140813-IR-312140067RFAReadopted filed 9/16/2020, 8:15 a.m.: 20201014-IR-312200355RFA