Section 312 IAC 5-14-3 - Drydock inspections; shutoff valves for through-hull fittingsAuthority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-15-7-3; IC 14-15-7-5
Affected: IC 14
Sec. 3.
(a) A boat must satisfy a drydock inspection conducted by a marine inspector before carrying passengers for hire. The department shall subsequently require successful completion of a drydock inspection at intervals not to exceed sixty (60) months.(b) Before an inspection, the owner must remove or store each of the following: (4) Any other equipment that may impede the inspection process.(c) Before or during an inspection, the owner must do both of the following: (1) Open or remove all hatches or inspection ports.(2) Cause the boat to be clean and orderly.(d) During an inspection, the owner must make available for inspection all of the following: (1) The hull and appendages.(6) Through-hull fittings.(10) Outboard power units.(11) Entire interior and exterior of the boat.(e) To assure that a boat conforms to good marine practice and standards, a marine inspector may require the owner of the boat to remove portions of the following: (4) Any other obstructions to a complete inspection.(f) An owner must fit any through-hull fittings located below the waterline of a boat with a readily accessible shutoff valve. The shutoff valve shall be located as closely as practicable to the through-hull fitting. Natural Resources Commission; 312 IAC 5-14-3; filed Mar 23, 2001, 2:50 p.m.: 24 IR 2390, eff Jan 1, 2002; 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