Section 41 NR 5.13(4)(c) is amended to read:
5.13(4)(c) Of an appropriate size for the person for whom it is intended. Each personal flotation device must be marked in accordance with the recognized laboratory’s listing and labelling requirements. At a minimum, labels must include all of the following:
Section 42 NR 5.13(4)(c)1. is created to read:
5.13(4)(c)1. Size information, as appropriate.
Section 43 NR 5.13(4)(c)2. is created to read:
5.13(4)(c)2. The US Coast Guard approval number.
Section 44 NR 5.13(4)(c)3. is created to read:
5.13(4)(c)3. Manufacturer’s contact information.
Section 45 NR 5.13(4)(c)4. is created to read:
5.13(4)(c)4. Model name and number.
Section 46 NR 5.13(4)(c)5. is created to read:
5.13(4)(c)5. Lot number and manufacturer date.
Section 47 NR 5.13(4)(c)6. is created to read:
5.13(4)(c)6. Any limitations or restrictions on approval or special instructions for use.
Section 48 NR 5.13(4)(d) is created to read:
5.13(4)(d) Marking must be of a type which will be durable and legible for the expected live of the device.
Section 49 NR 5.13(5) is amended to read:
5.13(5) Personal Flotation Device Equivalents. Figure 1 lists devices that are equivalent to personal flotation devices. Visual Distress Signals. It is unlawful to operate any watercraft on the coastal waters of the United States without having onboard visual distress signals as required and approved by the U.S. Coast Guard, so placed as to be readily accessible and in such condition as to be ready for immediate and effective use.
Section 50 NR 5.13(5) Figure 1 is repealed:
Section 51 NR 5.13(6) is created to read:
5.13(6) Sound Producing Devices. As required by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Rules, a vessel less than 39.4 feet must, at a minimum, have some means of making an efficient sound signal, (i.e., handheld air horn, athletic whistle, installed horn, etc. A human voice or sound is not acceptable.
Section 52 NR 5.13(6)(a) is created to read:
5.13(6)(a) A vessel 39.4 feet or greater, must have a sound signaling appliance capable of producing an efficient sound signal, audible for ½ mile with a 4 to 6 seconds duration. In addition, the vessel must carry on board a bell with a clapper. The bell size shall be no less than 7.9 inches, based on the diameter of the mouth.
Section 53 NR 5.17 is renumbered to NR 5.17 (1)
Section 54 NR 5.17(2) is created to read:
5.17(2) No vessel may be equipped with or display any blue colored light or lamp unless the vessel is a patrol boat defined in s. 30.50(9b), Stats. Section 55 NR 5.33(4) is created to read:
5.33(4) No motorboat shall be operated in excess of a slow no wake speed within 100 feet of a stationary or drifting authorized patrol vessel or emergency vessel displaying an emergency light or siren.
Section 56 Effective Date. This rule takes effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. Section 57 Board adoption. This rule was approved and adopted by the State of Wisconsin Natural Resources Board on December 10, 2014.
