§ 6550.5. Scope of Articles 4 and 5.
14 CA ADC § 6550.5Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
14 CCR § 6550.5
§ 6550.5. Scope of Articles 4 and 5.
(a) The regulations in this article and in Article 5 apply to vessels operating on the waters which are subject to the jurisdiction of this state. All vessels complying with the construction and equipment requirements of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, are considered to be in compliance with these Rules.
(b) Where federal law, including the United States Coast Guard regulations, provides an exemption to any of the provisions of the federal equipment or operation requirements which conform to the state requirements set forth in Articles 4 and 5 of this chapter, that exemption shall also apply to the state requirements.
(c) A peace officer or harbor policeman authorized to enforce the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 650) of Division 3 of the Harbors and Navigation Code may inspect a vessel using California waterways for compliance with safety laws, rules, or regulations where the officer has probable cause or a reasonable suspicion to believe that a violation of the laws, rules, or regulations exists.
(d)(1) A peace officer authorized to enforce the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 650) of Division 3 of the Harbors and Navigation Code may order the operator of an unsafe vessel to remove that vessel to the shore or to a safe moorage or anchorage in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. An officer may order an unsafe vessel so removed where it is being operated with one or more of the hazardous conditions, described in subdivision (2), where those conditions cannot be corrected on the spot, and where, in the judgment of the officer, continued operation of the vessel would create an immediate danger to life, limb, or property.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 652 and 655, Harbors and Navigation Code. Reference: Sections 650, 652, 655, 663, 663.5, 663.6 and 664, Harbors and Navigation Code; and PL 96-591, Rule 1(b)(ii).
History
1. Amendment filed 5-13-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 20).
2. Amendment of subsections (a), (d)(8) and (e) filed 1-28-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 5).
3. Order of Repeal of subsection (e) filed 6-3-85 by OAL pursuant to Government Code Section 11349.7; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 26).
4. Amendment of subsections (a) and (d)(3) filed 8-28-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 34).
5. Amendment of subsection (d)(2) filed 11-25-87; operative 12-25-87 (Register 87, No. 49).
6. Amendment of section and Note filed 8-12-2010; operative 9-11-2010 (Register 2010, No. 33).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 14, § 6550.5, 14 CA ADC § 6550.5
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