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• Search & Rescue/Recovery: Search and rescue (SAR) is defined as a water -borne <br />response (including aircraft) involving a person or vessel in peril. AGENCY agrees to <br />only report SAR cases on the Summary of Activity Report (SOAR) Web Form that were <br />assigned a case number by their agency or a USCG MISLE Case ID Number and an <br />Urgent Marine Information Broadcast (UMIB) initiated by the USCG. Agencies should <br />not report assists (defined below) as SAR cases. <br />Assist: An "Assist" is defined as aid where there is no immediate danger to the vessel or <br />its occupants. This includes vessels involved in boating accidents, disabled, aground, <br />out of fuel, or otherwise unable to reach a safe mooring under its own power. Assistance <br />may include providing a tow, jump start, re -floating, re -righting, fuel, repair, repair parts, <br />assisting persons in the water, etc. This does NOT include the salvage of a vessel once <br />abandoned, or commercial vessels. AGENCY agrees to report responses of this nature <br />as assists and will report the number of vessels assisted and the number of persons <br />assisted on the SOAR web form. <br />Boating Safety Patrols Required, Minimum Hours: AGENCY agrees to patrol on the waters <br />of its jurisdiction with the intent of enforcing Washington State Boating Safety Laws and <br />Regulations and to promote boating safety some minimum hours based on their agency size <br />(Small — 133, Medium — 255, Large - 436) per year during peak boating hours within AGENCY's <br />jurisdiction. Patrol hours can be a combination of hours patrolling on the water in a vessel as <br />well as hours spent at boat launch ramps or other appropriate shore -side enforcement activities. <br />Enforcement of Boating Laws Required: AGENCY agrees to enforce all Washington State <br />boating safety laws and regulations including vessel registration laws as specified in Title 88 <br />RCW, and as specified in local codes or ordinances. In addition, AGENCY shall document and <br />report the numbers of inspections and warnings for each type of boating violation through <br />SECTOR either at the time of the inspection or at a later time. STATE PARKS recommends that <br />AGENCY adopt a zero tolerance policy in the enforcement of mandatory boater education card <br />carriage, life jacket wear/carriage, boating under the influence, and rules of the road violations, <br />and strongly consider issuing citations for violations of these laws, in all circumstances. <br />Boating Safety Inspections Required: AGENCY shall complete a minimum number of written <br />boating safety inspections based on their agency size (Small — 92, Medium — 283, Large — 372) <br />using the SECTOR system or Form #A-274 during enforcement and informational contacts <br />when considered safe and appropriate to document boater compliance with state boating laws. <br />STATE PARKS will provide boating safety inspection forms. AGENCY shall enter all inspections <br />through SECTOR either at the time of the inspections or at a later time. <br />Updated 1020/2024 Page 12 of 25 <br />