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in depth at the staff and one foot in length. The pennant shall carry on board from sunset to sunrise but not necessarily fixed be of a blue background and bear a three (3) inch replica of the to any part of the boat a lantern or flashlight capable of showing Minnesota State Seal. a white light visible all around the horizon at a distance of two (k) Determining length of watercraft. For the purpose of deter- miles or more and shall display such lantern or flashlight in suf- mining the license fee, the overall length of the watercraft shall ficient time to avoid collision with another boat. The commissioner be measured from transom top to point of the bow. may further prescribe watercraft classifications and lighting sys- NR 201 - RENTAL OF WATERCRAFT. tems, if needed to be in substantial compliance with federal law. (a) Condition and equipment of rented watercratt. Lights required under this system shall be displayed by watercraft o£ each class. (1) No watercraft which is in a broken, rotten or otherwise hazardous condition shall be rented or offered for rent. No water- 361.16. HORN OR WHISTLE; SIREN. craft shall be rented or offered for rent unless all oars, oarlocks, Subd. 1. Motorboats 16 feet or more in overall length shall carry and paddles rented or made available for use with the watercra£t, a power, hand or mouth operated horn or whistle capable of produc- are free of cracks, splits and breaks. ing a sound for at least two seconds and audible for at least one-half (2) No watercraft shall be rented or offered for rent unless its mile. The operator oF such motorboats shall, only when reasonably rear transoms are strongly constructed and capable o£ standing necessary to ensure safe operation, sound such horn or whistle. the strains imposed by fully reversing the motars attached or to ~ Each watercraft 26 feet or more in overall length using the waters be attached. of this state shall carry such a horn or whistle as prescribed by (3) No metal or fiberglass watercraft shall be rented or offered the commissioner. for rent unless it is equipped with air chambers or other buoyancy Subd. 2. No siren shall be carried or used on any watercraft devices and is capable of sustaining complete buoyancy for capacity other than patrol watercraft. Any siren cazried or used in violation load in the event the craft is capsized. of this subdivision may be removed and seized by the sherif£ and (4) No watercraft shall be rented or offered for rent unless it shall thereupon become the property of the county in which seized is free of spilled gasoline and oil. and may be used or disposed of as the county board may determine. (5) No watercraft which has been rented shall be permitted to depart from the premises at which it was rented if it is loaded 361.17. MUFFLER. beyond its safe carrying capacity or powered beyond its safe power No motor shall be used on any watercraft unless it is equipped capacity. with an efficient muffler, underwater exhaust or other device which (6) No other number, letter, design or insignia shall be displayed at all times adequately muffles or suppresses the sound of the ex- on either side of any such watercraft which is closer than 24 inches haust of the motor so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise, and to any part of the watercraft license number or validation decal. no motor shall be equipped with any cut-out. (7) No watercraft shall be rented or offered for rent unless it 361.18. DEVICE FOR ARRESTING BACKFIRE. is equipped with a pair of oars and oarlocks, or with a paddle, No motor other than a detachable outboard motor shall be used or with a pole, in serviceable condition. on any watercraft unless each carburetor is fitted with a U.S. Coast (8) The owner of a business which rents, leases, or hires out Guard approved device for arresting backfire. watercraft shall provide for each person on board the watercraft ' 361.19. FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND VENTILATION. a lifesaving device required by law or these rules. Subd. 1. Inboard motorboats, houseboats, and other motorboats (b) Persons to whom waterCraft may be rented. No watercraft shall be knowingly rented or offered for rent to any person who carrying or using fuel or other inflammable or toxic fluid in any is under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, narwtic or habit- il enclosure of the boat shall be provided with such number, size, forming drug. and type of fire extinguishers as may be approved by the commis- sioner. Fire extinguishers approved by the commissioner shall com- NR 202 - NAVIGATION OF WATERCRAFT ON THE ply with requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard. Such extinguisher WATERS OF THE STATE; SAFETY EQUIPMENT. shall be at all times kept in condition for immediate and effective (a) General Rules of the Road. use and shall be so placed as to be readily accessible. (1) When watercraft are running in the same direction, the Subd. 2. Each watercraft described in Subdivision 1 shall be watercraft being overtaken has right-of-way and must hold wurse provided with such means for properly and efficiently ventilating and speed. The watercraft which is astern shall pass only when the bilges of the engine and fuel tank compartments as prescribed there is sufficient distance so the maneuver can be done safely by the commissioner so as to remove any explosive or flammable and only at such speed that its wash or wake will not endanger gases. 24 13