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Laws |
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Registration and Titling |
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Safety Equipment-Life Jackets |
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Fire Extinguishers |
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Visual Distress Signals |
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Ventilation |
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Mufflers |
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Backfire and Flame Control |
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Whistle Bell and Horn |
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Navigation Lights |
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Pollution and Garbage |
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Safe Operation |
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Other Water Activities |
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Diving |
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Boating Under the Influence |
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Accidents |
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Chapter Review |
Chapter Two:
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| Oklahoma Highway Patrol Boating Safety Education (405) 425-2363 For Emergencies, |
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Mission Statement:
Working to provide a safe and secure environment for the public through courteous,
quality and professional services.
FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH ORDER OR DIRECTIVE OF LAKE PARTOLMAN OR WATER SAFETY ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or directive of any lake patrolman or water safety enforcement officer while in the performance of his or her duty of enforcing the provisions of Oklahoma Statutes.
ELUDING OR ATTEMPTING ELUDING PEACE OFFICER
Any operator of a vessel who has received a visual and audible signal, a red light and a siren, from any duly authorized peace officer of this state, operating a vessel showing the same to be a law enforcement vessel, directing the said operator to bring his vessel to a stop and who willfully increases his speed or extinguishes his lights in an attempt to elude such officer, or willfully attempts in any other manner to elude the officer, or who does elude such officer.WATERS UNDER JURISDICTION OF GRAND RIVER DAM AUTHORITY
The provisions of the Oklahoma Boating Safety Regulation Act shall apply to the waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Dam Authority, provided, the Department of Public Safety may have jurisdiction to administer and enforce the provisions of the Oklahoma Boating Safety Regulation Act upon waters of this state under the jurisdiction of the Grand River Dam Authority.GRAND RIVER DAM AUTHORITY
Contact the Grand River Dam Authority at (918) 256-7537 or view additional information at www.grda.comTRANSPORTING WEAPON IN OR DISCHARGING WEAPON FROM VESSEL
It shall be unlawful to transport a shotgun, rifle or pistol in or to discharge such weapons from a vessel, except for the purposes of hunting animals or fowl, and in compliance with existing state and federal laws.
Any person in possession of a valid concealed handgun license from this state or a reciprocal state authorized by the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act shall not be deemed guilty of transporting a pistol in violation of this section when a handgun is concealed upon or about their person in compliance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act.
Definitions
In addition to the terms defined by the Oklahoma Vessel and Motor Registration Act, for the purposes of the Oklahoma Boating Safety Regulation Act:
"Buoy" means an anchored marker for marking a position on the water, or a hazard, shoal or mooring, or any other prohibitive activity area;
"Capacityplate" means a sign posted in view of the operator's station on a vessel which designates the maximum weight capacity and horsepower restrictions of a vessel for safe operation
"Diver's flag" means a red flag not less than twenty (20) inches by twenty-four (24) inches with a four-inch white stripe running from one upper corner to a diagonal lower corner, and such flag is used to indicate a submerged diver;
"Emergency vessel" means any law enforcement vessel which is legally authorized to operate in the emergency mode;
"Law enforcement vessel" means any vessel legally authorized to operate under the color of law;
"Marine sewage" means any substance, treated or untreated, that contains any of the waste products of humans or animals or foodstuffs;
"Marine toilet" means any latrine, head, lavatory or toilet intended to receive marine sewage and which is located on or in any vessel;
"Operator" means the person who operates, has actual physical control, or has charge of the navigation or use of a vessel;
"Parasail" means any device which, when airborne, is used or capable of being used for lifting or suspending a person who is being or will be towed by a vessel;
"Personal flotation device" means only a United States Coast Guard approved flotation device;
"Personal watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside the vessel, or a vessel which is similar in appearance and operation to a personal watercraft but which is powered by an outboard or propeller driven motor, or a vessel less than sixteen (16) feet in length which travels across the water above or on a cushion of air provided by engines, propellers or other means of propulsion;
"Sanctioned event" means any organized event on the waters of this state, including but not limited to regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments and exhibitions, which is approved and permitted by an authorizing agency;
"Under way" means the movement of a vessel whether by mechanical or nonmechanical means which is other than incidental to the force of wind, waves or current; and
"Wake" means the track of waves left by a vessel or other object moving through the water, and such waves are greater than the natural waves in the immediate area of the vessel, or are cresting and showing white water, or may cause injury or damage to any person or property.
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Last Modified: May 2, 2005