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Table of Minimum Regulatory Requirements
Contents
Mandatory Boater Education..........................................4
SPECIAL NOTICE Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention..............................5
This publication is not a legal reference. It is Registration
not a complete statement of State of Oregon
laws nor of the Oregon State Marine Board Titling and Registration...................................................6
administrative rules. In conflicts between this Fees...................................................................................7
booklet and Oregon laws or administrative Notification Requirements..............................................8
rules, the laws and rules will prevail.
This booklet is reprinted frequently, but a time Preparation
lag will exist between adoption of a rule and
its inclusion in this booklet. The Board also Weather.............................................................................9
maintains an updated list of Oregon’s boating Fueling..............................................................................9
regulations on the agency website. Check the Float Plan....................................................................9, 34
web site for changes in regulations between Boat Capacity....................................................................9
publication dates at www.boatoregon.com. Boat Ramp Etiquette......................................................10
For questions about regulations or to request a Loading and Stability.....................................................10
current copy of the online version, call the Marine Trailer Requirements......................................................10
Board at (503) 378-8587. Dockside Rental Safety Cheklist...................................10
Copyright 2013, Oregon Secretary of State Equipment
KEY DEFINITIONS Requirements........................................................... 11-12
Personal Flotation Devices......................................12-13
For the purpose of this publication, the following Fire Extinguishers...........................................................13
boating terms and regulations are defined as Lighting..........................................................................14
follows. Ventilation................................................................ 14-15
OAR — Oregon Administrative Rule Marine Radios..........................................................15-16
ORS — Oregon Revised Statute Boat Sewage Discharge Regulations............................16
RM — River Mile
Slow - No Wake — leave no wake. Maximum Oregon Boating Regulations
speed limits often are posted at specified slow-no
wake zones. In slow no-wake zones, boats must Numbering, Accidents, Operation................................17
travel slow enough to leave no wake. Operators Personal Watercraft........................................................18
of boats traveling below a posted speed limit in a Waterbody Regulations............................................19-34
no wake zone but leaving a wake are in violation
of this rule. Underway
Towed devices — including, but not limited to,
water skis, knee boards, inner tubes, ski biscuits Aids to Navigation.........................................................35
and other devices being pulled by a motorboat. Rules of the Road.....................................................35-36
Boat — All watercraft, including a seaplane on Emergency Procedures..................................................36
the water and not in flight, used or capable of Recognized Distress Signals.........................................37
being used as a means of transportation on the Cold Water Immersion & Hypothermia.......................37
water. Exemptions include: boathouses, floating Stability & Falls Overboard...........................................38
homes, air mattresses, beach and water toys or Riding on Decks or Gunwales......................................39
single inner tubes. Reckless Boat Operation...............................................39
“Safe” take-off, landing — only applicable on Alcohol and Boating................................................39-40
certain waterways. Must be accomplished without Boat Wakes...............................................................40-42
risk to any swimmers or watercraft within the Clean Operation.............................................................42
distance of shoreline specified for the applicable Citizen Complaint Procedure.......................................42
waterway. Boats towing skiers may exceed 5 mph Marine Patrols................................................................43
only to maintain skier in a skiing position on Boating Accidents and Reporting.................................43
take-offs and landings under the conditions in
this “safe”definition. Water Sports
A portion of the funding for this Whitewater Boating.......................................................44
guide is provided by a grant from Inner Tubes, Float Tubes and Toys.................................44
the Clean Vessel Act, through the Water Skiing.............................................................44-45
Sport Fish Restoration Program, SCUBA Diving................................................................45
administered by the U.S. Fish and Sailboarding...................................................................45
Wildlife Service Surfing............................................................................45
Personal Watercraft & Wake Boarding..........................46
Paddle Sports & Paddle Craft........................................47
Rowing, Seaplanes & Special Marine Permits.............48
How To Use A Pumpout Station.............................49-50
Glossary .................................................................................51
Phone Numbers ...................................................................52
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