Chapter 4. Territorial Boating Regulations - (Department of Public Safety).

§4101. Same: Purpose and Scope. (a) The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to establish rules and regulations governing vessels and their use in the waters of the territory of Guam, which will promote and attain: (1) the full use and enjoyment of the waters of the territor…

§4102. Same: Interpretation . If any section of these Rules and Regulations is inconsistent with any laws of the United States or any rule, regulation or standard established pursuant thereto, then the latter shall govern. The provisions of these Rules and Regulations shall be in…

§4103. Same: Severabilit y. The provisions of these Rules and Regulations are declared to be severable and if any portion or the application thereof to any person or property is held invalid for any reason, the validity of the remainder of these Rules and Regulations or the appli…

§4104. Definitions of Words and Phrases . (a) General Statement. Unless otherwise required by the context of any particular provision, the use of: (1) any gender shall include all genders; (2) the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular; and (3…

§4105. Numbering of Vessels: Operation of Certain Unnumbered Vessels Prohibited. Every undocumented vessel on the waters of the territory of Guam, except those expressly exempted as provided herein shall be numbered. No person shall place, operate or give permission for the place…

§4106. Same: Exemption From Numbering Provisions . (a) A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this Part if it is any of the following: CH. 4 - TERRITORIAL BOATING REGULATIONS - 1997 - P. 10 (1) A vessel which has a valid marine document issued by the United States Co…

§4107. Same Numbering System . (a) In the event that an agency of the United States shall have in force an overall system of identification numbering for vessels within the United States, the numbering system employed pursuant to this Part by the Department shall be in conformity…

§4108. Same: Number Display. (a) The identification number awarded to any vessel as indicated in the Certificate of Number shall be painted on, attached to or otherwise permanently displayed on each side of the bow (i.e. the forward half of the hull) or on the permanent superstru…

§4109. Same: Application for Number and Contents Requirements. (a) The application for a Certificate of Number shall be made by the owner to the Department or any agency authorized by the Department in accordance with procedure prescribed by the Department on the form it prescrib…

§4110. Same: Authority to Grant or Refuse Applications. (a) The Department shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application for numbering of a vessel and any other application lawfully made to the Department relating to the Part and may in…

§4111. Same: Certificate of Number - Contents. The Certificate of Number shall contain the following information: (a) General: (1) The name and address of the owner. (2) Manufacturer's or Builder's serial (hull) number, if any. (3) Hull material ( wood, steel, aluminum, plastic, …

§4112. Same: Certificate of Number to be Carried Aboard Vessel. Description. The Certificate of Number shall be of pocket size and water resistant, as prescribed by the Director and shall be available at all times for examination on the vessel for which issued, whenever such vess…

§4113. Same: Cancellation of Certificate and Voiding of Number. (a) E xcept as provided in Subsection (b) below, a number awarded under this Part to a vessel shall be permanent. (b) The Director may cancel a Certificate of Number or withdraw a number awarded to a vessel under thi…

§4114. Same: of Validity and Renewal of Certificate of Number. (a) The original Certificate of Number initially awarded to a vessel pursuant to this Part shall continue in full force and effect for a period ending one (1) year from CH. 4 - TERRITORIAL BOATING REGULATIONS - 1997 -…

§4115. Same: Owner Required to Report Change of Address, Ownership, Loss, Destruction or Abandonment of Vessel. (a) The owner of any vessel for which a Certificate of Number has been awarded pursuant to this Part shall notify the Department in writing within seven (7) days if suc…

§4116. Same: New Owner Must Secure New Certificate of Number. (a) The new owner of all or any part of the interest in any vessel for which a Certificate of Number has been awarded pursuant to this Part shall, within seven (7) days after acquiring same, make application to the Dep…

§4117. Same: Registration Stickers. (a) Every vessel required to be numbered in the territory of Guam shall display stickers issued by the Department to identify the vessel as currently registered. (b) Registration stickers shall have a dominant-colored border around their edge w…

§4118. Same: Lost, Stolen or Mutilated Certificate . If any Certificate of Number or registration sticker becomes lost, destroyed, stolen, mutilated or illegible, the owner of the vessel for which the same was issued shall, within seven (7) days of the occurrence, for ward to the…

§4119. Same: Falsified, Unauthorized, Removed Identification Number. (a) No person shall buy, receive, operate, possess, sell or dispose of a vessel with knowledge that an identification number or registration sticker on the vessel has been removed or falsified and with intent to…

§4120. Same: Improper Use of Certificate of Number. (a) No person shall with fraudulent intent permit another not entitled thereto to use or have possession of a Certificate of Number or registration sticker. (b) No person shall alter, forge or counterfeit a Certificate of Number…

§4121. Same: Seizure of Documents and Stickers. The Department is authorized to take possession of any CH. 4 - TERRITORIAL BOATING REGULATIONS - 1997 - P. 22 Certificate of Number, permit or registration sticker issued by it upon expiration, revocation, cancellation or suspension…

§4122. Same: Numbering of Manufacturer's and Dealer's Vessels. (a) Numbering requirements of these Rules and Regulations shall apply to unnumbered vessels operated by boat manufacturers or boat dealers. (b) A boat dealer or boat manufacturer, upon application to the Department up…

§4123. Same: Livery Boat Number.

§4124. Same: Documented Vessels Not to be Numbered. A vessel documented by the Coast Guard or any federal successor there shall not be numbered under the provisions of this Part.

§4125. Same: Award of Certificate of Number by Department's Agents. The Department may award any Certificate of Number directly or may authorize any person to act as agent for the awarding thereof. In the event that a person accepts such authorization, he may be assigned registra…

§4126. Same: Authorization of Vessel Registration Agents. (a) Agents authorized by the Department to conduct registration of vessels shall be known as Vessel Registration Agents . (b) Vessel Registration Agents shall be appointed by the Director. (c) No compensation shall be give…

§4127. Same: Public Records. Records of the Department made or kept pursuant to this Part shall be public records.

§4128. Same: Transmittal of Statistical Information. In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information relating to numbered vessels compiled or otherwise available to the Department pursuant to this Part shall be tr…

§4129. Same: Fees and Charges . (a) The fees to be charged by the Department for registration, annual renewal, transfers, duplicate certificates and penalty charges shall be in accordance with 10 GCA §69104. (b) No fee shall be charged by the Department for registration, transfer…

§4130. Collisions, Accidents and Casualties. Duty to Render Aid and Give Information: (a) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a boating accident, as defined in §4104(b(6), if and so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel or persons a…

§4131. Same: Duty Upon Striking Unattended Vessel or Other Property. The operator of any vessel which is involved in a boating accident, with any vessel or other property which is unattended resulting in any damage to such other vessel or property shall, so far as he can without …

§4132. Same: Immediate Notice of Accident - When Required. (a) The operator of any vessel which is involved in a boating accident as de fined in 2 GAR §8101(b)(6) if the casualty results in death or injury of any person sufficient to cause reasonable belief that such injury will …

§4133. Same: Written Boating Accident Report - When Required. (a) Whenever a boating accident results in: (1) loss of life or the disappearance of any person; (2) injury causing any person to remain incapacitated for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours; (3) actual damage…

§4134. Same: Accident Reports Not Public Records. (a) All written reports required in §4133 to be forwarded to the Department by the operators or owners of vessels involved in accidents shall be without prejudice to the individual so reporting and shall be for the confidential us…

§4135. Same: False Reports. No person shall give information in oral or written reports as required in this CH. 4 - TERRITORIAL BOATING REGULATIONS - 1997 - P. 28 Part knowing or having reason to believe that such information is false.

§4136. Same: Boating Accident Reports - Contents. (a) Written reports of boating accidents submitted in accordance with §4133 shall be submitted on forms furnished by the Department and must contain the following information: (1) The identity of vessels involved. (2) The locality…

§4137. Same: Transmittal of Statistical Information. In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any CH. 4 - TERRITORIAL BOATING REGULATIONS - 1997 - P. 29 information relating to boating accidents compiled or otherwise avail…

§4138. Same: Reporting Non-Resident Boating Accidents. The Department, upon receiving a written boating accident report, concerning a vessel numbered in another state which was involved in such accident, is authorized to forward a certified copy of such report to the boating admi…

§4139. Same: Investigation of Accidents by Department. The Department may investigate any boating accident and prepare a report which will be for the confidential use of administrative and enforcement agencies only, including but not limited to agencies of the United States.

§4140. Same: Boating, Accident Records - Held Five (5) Years. Records pertaining to any boating accident shall be retained by the Department for a period of five (5) years. At the expiration of such period said records shall be destroyed except in those instances where litigation…

§4141. Vessel Classification and Equipment Requirements: Classification of Motorboats . For the purposes of these Rules and Regulations, motorboats shall be divided into the following classes: (a) Class A. Less than sixteen (16) feet in length. (b) Class 1. Sixteen (16) feet or o…

§4142. Same: Lights. (a) Every motorboat when underway on Inland Waters from sunset to sunrise shall carry and exhibit the following lights, and during such time no other light which may be mistaken for those prescribed shall be exhibited: (1) Every motorboat of Classes A and 1 s…

§4143. Same: Whistle or Other Sound Producing Mechanical Appliance: While Operating on Inland Waters. (a) A motorboat shall be provided with an efficient whistle, horn or other sound producing device as set forth in Table I. CH. 4 - TERRITORIAL BOATING REGULATIONS - 1997 - P. 32 …

§4144. Same: Same: While Operating on the High Seas . (a) A motorboat of forty (40) feet or more in length shall be provided with an efficient whistle, sounded by steam or some substitute for steam, so placed that the sound may not be intercepted by any obstruction, and with an e…

§4145. Same: Sirens. No vessel shall be equipped nor shall any person use upon such vessel a siren except as follows: (a) Any vessel authorized by the Director in writing may be equipped with a siren, capable of emitting a sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of …

§41450. Same: Same: Barge Carrying Passengers for Hire. A barge carrying passengers for hire when regularly operated with any power driven vessel shall be provided with: An approved adult type life preserver for each person on board and, in addition, unless the service is such th…

§4146. Same: Unnecessary Use of Sound Signalling Device Prohibited . Giving unnecessary sound signals is prohibited.