Assembly Bill A5948

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to equipment to be carried on certain vessels

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5948 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6124
Law Section:
Navigation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §40, Nav L

2023-A5948 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to equipment to be carried on certain vessels; requires a whistle to be carried on all vessels, rowboats, canoes and kayaks; requires fire extinguishers and use of engine cut-off switches on certain vessels.

2023-A5948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5948
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the navigation law,  in  relation  to  equipment  to  be
   carried on vessels
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section  40  of  the  navigation  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  208  of  the  laws  of 2002, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Whistle. Every [mechanically propelled] vessel AND  EVERY  ROWBOAT,
 CANOE  AND  KAYAK  shall be provided with an efficient whistle. The word
 "whistle" shall mean any sound producing  mechanical  appliance,  except
 sirens,  capable of producing a blast of two seconds or more in duration
 and of such strength as to be heard plainly for a distance of  at  least
 one-half  mile in still weather. A siren whistle may only be attached to
 a vessel operated by a police  department,  fire  department  or  public
 utility  company, and used only on emergency calls. On vessels less than
 thirty-nine feet in length, a mouth whistle capable of producing a blast
 of two seconds or more in duration, which can  be  heard  for  at  least
 one-half a mile, may be used.
   §  2. Subdivision 6 of section 40 of the navigation law, as amended by
 chapter 186 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows:
   6. Fire  extinguishers  required.  (a)  Every  mechanically  propelled
 vessel  as  classified  and defined by subdivision one of section forty-
 three of this article, except outboard motor boats less than  twenty-six
 feet  in  length,  of open construction, shall carry United States coast
 guard approved fire extinguishers in accordance with the following:
   Class A motor boats shall carry one [B-1] 5-B fire extinguisher.
   Class 1 motor boats shall carry one [B-1] 5-B fire extinguisher.
   Class 2 motor boats shall carry two [B-1] 5-B fire extinguishers.
   Class 3 motor boats shall carry three [B-1] 5-B fire extinguishers.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10439-01-3
              

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