Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 58-25-2 - Definitions2.1. "Coast Guard Approved" means equipment which has been approved by the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard after the equipment has been determined to be in compliance with Coast Guard specifications and regulations relating to the materials, construction, and performance of equipment. The equipment must bear the approval stamp of the United States Coast Guard.2.2. "Division" means the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.2.3. "Fixed System" means a Coast Guard approved fixed fire extinguisher system in a vessel's engine compartment.2.4. "Government-Owned Reservoir" means a natural or artificial impoundment, lake, pond, or reservoir that is partially or wholly within the territorial limits of West Virginia and is owned or administered by the federal government or by the State or any political subdivision of the State.2.5. "Open motorboat" means a vessel on which all engine compartments, fuel tank compartments, and other spaces to which explosive or flammable gases and vapors may flow are open to the atmosphere and arranged so as to prevent the entrapment of the gases and vapors within the vessel.2.6. "Open to the Atmosphere" means a compartment which has at least fifteen (15) square inches of open area directly exposed to the atmosphere for each cubic foot of net compartment volume.2.7. "Operate" means to navigate or otherwise use a vessel.2.8. "Person" includes the plural "persons" and means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other legal entity.2.9. "Personal Watercraft" or "PWC" means a vessel which uses an outboard motor or an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on, or being towed behind the vessel rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel. 2.10. "Racing Shell" or "Rowing Scull" means a manually propelled vessel, recognized by a national or international racing association for use in competitive racing, in which all occupants except a coxswain row, scull, or paddle and which is designed and equipped solely for competitive racing.2.11. "Visible" means visible on a dark night with a clear atmosphere.2.12. "Waters of this State" means any public waters within the territorial limits of this State.2.13. All other terms have the meaning prescribed in W. Va. Code § 20-7-13et seq.