Section R. 400.11143 - Transportation policy statement; drivers; vehiclesRule 143.
(1) A camp shall establish and follow written policies for program and emergency transportation. The policies shall include all of the following: (a) Driver qualifications.(b) Vehicle inspection and maintenance.(d) Emergency evacuation.(e) Camper loading and unloading procedures.(2) A camp shall ensure that the driver of a vehicle that transports campers is an adult who possesses a valid operator or chauffeur license appropriate to the vehicle driven and the circumstances of its use.(3) A camp shall ensure that a vehicle used for transporting campers is appropriately licensed and inspected as required by state law.(4) In a vehicle that is required by law to be equipped with passenger safety belts, a camp shall ensure that the driver and all passengers are properly restrained by passenger safety belts while the vehicle is in motion.(5) A camp shall ensure that a camper is transported only in the part of a vehicle that is designed by the manufacturer for passenger transportation, and the number of passengers shall not exceed the manufacturer's rated capacity for the vehicle. This subrule does not prohibit the use of a haywagon for hayrides if the camp ensures all of the following: (a) The haywagon is properly marked and lighted and has perimeter sideboards to reduce the risk of a camper falling off.(b) An adult staff member rides on the haywagon and supervises the campers.(c) Campers keep their hands and feet inside the perimeter of the haywagon while on the hayride.(6) An adult foster care camp, children's residential camp, and a children's day camp shall have a vehicle available at all times for use in emergency situations.(7) If a watercraft is used to transport campers to or from a campsite, then a camp shall use only a watercraft that has a rated capacity.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.11143
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