Md. Code Regs. 08.18.02.04 - Definitions
A. In this chapter the
following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Class A vessel" means a motorboat less than
16 feet in length, as defined by the U.S. Coast Guard in 46 CFR § 24.10
-17.
(2) "Personal watercraft" means a
Class A vessel which:
(a) Has an inboard motor
which uses an internal combustion engine powering a water jet pump as its primary
source of motive propulsion;
(b) Is
designed with the concept that the operator and passenger ride on the outside
surfaces of the vessel as opposed to riding inside the vessel;
(c) Has the probability that the operator and
passenger may, in the normal course of use, fall overboard; and
(d) Is designed with no open load-carrying area
which would retain water.
(3)
"Specialty prop craft" means a vessel less than 16 feet in length similar in
appearance and operation to a personal watercraft but the primary source of
propulsion is a propeller. For the purpose of this chapter, a specialty prop craft
shall be considered a personal watercraft.
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