12.02.177 Vessels for hire—Requirements.
No person who has vessels for hire, or the agent or employee thereof, shall rent, lease, charter, or otherwise permit the use of a vessel, unless the person:
A. Displays the vessel registration numbers and a valid decal on the vessel hull as required by Section 12.02.175;
B. Keeps a copy of the vessel registration certificate aboard the vessel, in compliance with RCW 88.02.340;
C. Displays a carbon monoxide decal on the vessel as required by RCW 88.02.390(2) if the vessel is motor-driven and is not a personal watercraft;
D. Provides a copy of the rental agreement to be kept aboard during the rental, lease, charter, or use period for vessels required under Chapter 88.02 RCW to be registered;
E. Ensures that the vessel, if motor-propelled, meets the muffler or underwater exhaust system requirement in RCW 79A.60.130;
F. Outfits the vessel with the quantity and type of personal flotation devices required by Section 12.02.020 for the number and ages of the people who will use the vessel;
G. Explains the personal flotation device requirements to the person renting, leasing, chartering, or otherwise using the vessel;
H. Equips the vessel with a skier-down flag, and explains observer and personal flotation requirements of Section 12.02.020, if the persons renting, leasing, chartering, or otherwise using the vessel will be waterskiing. (Ord. 3337-13 § 4, 2013.)