Md. Code Regs. 08.02.04.05 - Use of Diving Apparatus to Catch Oysters Commercially
A. General Requirements.
(1)
Each person engaged
in the diving operation, including the diver and the attendant, shall possess a
license to catch oysters for commercial purposes. When using diving
apparatus to catch oysters for commercial purposes, the diver or the diver's
attendant shall be authorized to catch oysters for commercial purposes in accordance
with Natural Resources Article, ยง
4-701, Annotated Code of
Maryland.
(2) Not more than two divers
may work from a boat at one time.
(3)
Each diver shall have one attendant on the boat.
(4) If there is more than one diver on the boat, a
different attendant shall be present for each diver.
(5) A diving flag that is a rigid replica of the
International Code Flag "A" not less than 1 meter in height shall be displayed while
the diver is in the water.
B.
Distances Required. A person may not conduct a shellfish harvesting operation within
50 feet of a vessel involved in a diving operation.
C. Power assisted lifting devices including, but
not limited to, hydraulic winders or motor driven windlasses may be used subject to
the following conditions:
(1) The total length of
cable or rope on the winding apparatus may not exceed 100 feet; or
(2) The container used when lifting the oysters
from the bottom to the vessel shall be rigged with a self-closing lid that is
automatically held in the closed position by the pressure of the retrieval line
while the container is being retrieved.
Notes
Regulation .05A amended effective August 15, 1983 (10:16 Md. R. 1450); amended effective 45:26 Md. R. 1240, eff.
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