Utah Admin. Code R650-201-1 - Definitions

As used in Title R650:

(1) "Approved" means:

(a) when used to refer to marine equipment, that the equipment is approved by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard; and

(b) when used to refer to carburetor backfire flame control devices, that the device is marked with one of the following:

(i) a U.S. Coast Guard approval number;

(ii) a marking that shows the device complies with Underwriters Laboratory test UL 1111; or

(iii) a marking that shows the device complies with the Society of Automotive Engineers test SAE J-1928.

(2) "Commission" means the Outdoor Adventure Commission created in Section 63C-21-201.

(3) "Division" means the Division of Outdoor Recreation.

(4) "Good and serviceable condition" means, when used to refer to equipment required by Title 73, Chapter 18, State Boating Act, or Rules R650-201 through R650-228, and that the equipment is:

(a) in proper operating condition;

(b) that any required labels and markings are intact and legible; and

(c) that any required equipment is not stored inside original packaging.

(5) "Immediately available," when used to refer to equipment, means the equipment is stored in plain and open view in the area where the equipment is used, such that the equipment is not obstructed, blocked, or covered, and that the equipment is capable of being quickly deployed.

(6) "Low-Capacity Vessel" means a manually propelled vessel designed or intended to carry no more than two occupants.

(7) "Readily accessible" means easily located and retrieved without delay or hinderance or need for a search.

(8) "Sailboard" means a wind-propelled vessel with a mast and sail that is held up by the operator who stands while operating the vessel.

(9)

(a) "Serviceable condition" means, when used to refer to a PFD, that the PDF does not exhibit deterioration that could diminish the performance of the PFD, including:

(i) metal or plastic hardware used to secure the wearer's PFD that is broken, deformed, or weakened by corrosion;

(ii) webbings or straps used to secure the wearer's PFD that are ripped, torn, or which have become separated from an attachment point on the PFD; or

(iii) any other rotted or deteriorated structural component that fails when tugged.

(b) In addition to meeting the requirements of Subsection R650-201-1(9)(a), no inherently buoyant PFD, including the inherently buoyant components of a hybrid inflatable PFD, may exhibit:

(i) rips, tears, or open seams in fabric or coatings, that are large enough to allow the loss of buoyant material;

(ii) buoyant material that has become hardened, non-resilient, permanently compressed, waterlogged, oil-soaked, or which shows evidence of fungus or mildew; or

(iii) loss of buoyant material or buoyant material that is not securely held in position.

(c) In addition to meeting the requirements of Subsection R650-201-1(9)(a), an inflatable PFD, including the inflatable components of a hybrid inflatable PFD, must be equipped with:

(i) except as provided in Subsection R650-201-1(9)(a), a properly armed inflation mechanism, complete with a full inflation medium cartridge, and all status indicators showing that the inflation mechanism is properly armed;

(ii) inflatable chambers that are all capable of holding air;

(iii) oral inflation tubes that are not blocked, detached, or broken;

(iv) a manual inflation lanyard or lever that is not inaccessible, broken, or missing; and

(v) inflator status indicators that are not broken or otherwise non-functional.

(d) The inflation system of an inflatable PFD need not be armed when the PFD is worn inflated and otherwise meets the requirements of Subsections (9)(a) and (9)(c).

(10) "Towed" or "towing"" means:

(a) to pull a person behind a vessel on a device attached to the vessel; or

(b) to use a vessel to propel a person while wakesurfing.

(11) "Underway" means the vessel that is on the water and not moored, anchored, docked, or aground.

(12) "Wakesurfing" means the act of using a surfboard, wakeboard, or similar device while being propelled by a vessel's wake, or while riding on or in a vessel's wake directly behind a vessel that is underway.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R650-201-1

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-02, effective 1/9/2024