SH17-012 BOATING SAFETY 2017 - Request for Program Approval

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Boating Accident Reporting - WAC 352-65-040(1) a. Each county or local jurisdiction must provide an assurance that all serious or fatal accidents will be thoroughly investigated to the maximum extent possible, and that copies of the investigative reports will be submitted to State Parks in a timely manner as specified in RCW 79A.60.220. b. The approved county or local jurisdiction must support the state-wide boating accident reporting system by: Providing recreational boaters with copies of the state required boating accident report (BAR) form and informing recreational boaters of their responsibility to submit the completed BAR in a timely fashion as specified in RCW 79A.60.200; and ii. Submitting to State Parks a completed BAR form which includes all available information about the accident or casualty as specified in chapter 352-70 WAC. 2. Boater Assistance - WAC 352-65-040 (2) The county or local jurisdiction will have the ability to respond or coordinate response to boating emergencies which occur within this jurisdiction. Such emergencies may include swift water response, open water rescue, ice rescue, vessel fire, overdue boater search, or other boating -related emergencies or distress calls. 2. Training - WAC 352-65-040(3) The county or local jurisdiction will be responsible for acquiring the training for its assigned boating safety program personnel. The training will include basic boating safety officer training as provided by the United States Coast Guard, State Parks, or any county or local jurisdiction whose training program is approved by State Parks. Such training must be acquired within one year of initiating a new boating safety program and within one year for each newly assigned boating safety officer. Marine Leads or Supervisors are responsible for maintaining and submitting the BMLE /BCM Currency Form (Enclosure 1) for each assigned member of their Marine Unit. Forms must be submitted annually as part of the A-299 Form. 4. Rules and Regulations - WAC 352-65-040(4) When the county or local jurisdiction adopts ordinances governing recreational boating, the ordinances must be as restrictive, but may be more restrictive than Washington state boating laws and regulations. Identify the boating laws, rules and ordinances, which are enforced by the agency's boating safety officers. If local boating ordinances have been passed, please attach a current copy. 5. Enforcement - WAC 352-65-040(5) The county or local jurisdiction must: a) Provide: i.) Officers with law enforcement certificates from the criminal justice training commission which authorizes such officers to enforce all boating laws and regulations or officers who have completed such other training program as may be approved by the director or designee; Boating Safety Program Approval P&R A-299 (REV. 10/2016)