Nev. Admin. Code § 488.410

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 488.410 - Life preservers: Condition; markings; size; requirements for inflation

1. Each life jacket or personal flotation device required by NAC 488.405 to be on board a vessel must be:

(a) In serviceable condition;

(b) Legibly marked with the number of approval of the United States Coast Guard;

(c) Of appropriate size and type to fit the person for whose use it is intended; and

(d) Noninflatable, if the person for whose use it is intended is:

(1) Waterskiing;

(2) On a personal watercraft;

(3) Under 16 years of age; or

(4) Participating in a commercial activity, including, without limitation, a boat livery.

2. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, a life jacket or personal flotation device that is inflatable is in serviceable condition only if:

(a) The inflation mechanism is functional and armed;

(b) Each inflation indicator is green;

(c) Each inflation chamber is capable of holding air; and

(d) The oral inflation tube is functional.

Nev. Admin. Code § 488.410

Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 §31, eff. 2-10-82-NAC A by R206-97, 6-19-98; A by R149-20A, eff. 2/25/2021

NRS 488.045, 488.193, 501.181