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assigned a case number by their agency or a USCG MISLE Case ID Number and an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB) initiated by the USCG. Agencies should not report assists (defined below) as SAR cases. • Assist: An "Assist" is defined as aid where there is no immediate danger to the vessel or its occupants. This includes vessels involved in boating accidents, disabled, aground, out of fuel, or otherwise unable to reach a safe mooring under its own power. Assistance may include providing a tow, jump start, re-floating, re-righting, fuel, repair, repair parts, assisting persons in the water, etc. This does NOT include the salvage of a vessel once abandoned, or commercial vessels . AGENCY agrees to report responses of this nature as assists and will report the number of vessels assisted and the number of persons assisted on the SOAR web form. Boating Safety Patrols Required, Minimum Hours: AGENCY agrees to patrol on the waters of its jurisdiction with the intent of enforcing Washington State Boating Safety Laws and Regulations and to promote boating safety some minimum hours based on their agency size (Small -160, Medium -225, Large -780) per year during peak boating hours within AGENCY's jurisdiction. Patrol hours can be a combination of hours patrolling on the water in a vessel as well as hours spent at boat launch ramps or other appropriate shore-side enforcement activities. Enforcement of Boating Laws Required: AGENCY agrees to enforce all Washington State boating safety laws and regulations including vessel registration laws as specified in Title 88 RCW, and as specified in local codes or ordinances. In addition, AGENCY shall document and report the numbers of warnings and citations it issues for each type of boating violation in the Summary of Activity Report web form -except those issued through SECTOR. STATE PARKS recommends that AGENCY adopt a zero tolerance policy in the enforcement of mandatory boater education card carriage, life jacket wear/carriage, boating under the influence, and rules of the road violations, and strongly consider issuing citations for violations of these laws, in all circumstances. Boating Safety Inspections Required: AGENCY shall complete a minimum number of written boating safety inspections based on their agency size (Small -92, Medium -283, Large -372) using the SECTOR system or Form #A-274 during enforcement and informational contacts when considered safe and appropriate to document boater compliance with state boating laws. STATE PARKS will provide boating safety inspection forms. Copies of the completed inspections shall be submitted to STATE PARKS for statistical purposes at the end of each quarter along with the SOAR Web Form. AGENCY shall not report inspections documented in SECTOR to STATE PARKS . Boating Safety Education Program Required, Designated Officer or Deputy: AGENCY shall create, adopt, and/or maintain a boating safety education and information program. At a minimum AGENCY shall designate an officer/deputy to coordinate the activities of the boating safety education program. AGENCY shall ensure that the designated boating safety education Updated 11/30/2017 Page 12 of24