Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-4-513 - Watercraft Incident and Casualty Reports

A. The operator or owner of a watercraft involved in any collision, incident or other casualty resulting in injury, death, or property damage exceeding $500 shall submit the report required under A.R.S. § 5-349 to the Department. The report shall be made on a form furnished by the Department or provided by the law enforcement officer investigating the collision, incident, or other casualty. The operator or owner of the watercraft shall complete the form in full and clearly identify on the form any information that is either not applicable or unknown. The operator or owner of the watercraft submitting the report shall provide all of the nformation required under

1. The operator's personal information;

2. The owner's personal information;

3. The operator's hours of experience in operating watercraft;

4. The operator's amount of boating safety instruction;

5. Information on the watercraft involved;

6. Information on the accident;

7. Estimated cost of damage to the watercraft;

8. Whether the watercraft sank, and if so, information regarding the recovery of the watercraft;

9. Information regarding U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation devices;

10. Information regarding fire extinguishers;

11. Personal information for operators and owners of each of the other watercraft involved in the accident;

12. Personal information for persons killed or injured in the accident;

13. Personal information for all passengers in the watercraft;

14. The location of passengers, skiers, and swimmers at the time of the accident;

15. Information regarding damage to property other than any of the watercraft involved;

16. Contact information for any witnesses other than passengers;

17. A diagram and narrative explaining the accident;

18. Contact information for the person completing the form;

19. The signature of the person completing the form;

20. The date the person completing the form submits the form to the Department; and

21. Any other information required by the Department to ensure compliance with 33 C.F.R. 173.57.

B. The person completing the form shall deliver, mail, or email the form to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Law Enforcement Branch at 5000 W. Carefree Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85086 or BoatAccidentReporting@azgfd.gov, as applicable.

C. The operator or owner of a watercraft involved in any collision, incident or other casualty resulting in injury or death shall submit the report to the Department no later than 48 hours after the incident.

D. The operator or owner of a watercraft involved in any collision, incident or other casualty resulting only in property damage exceeding $500 shall submit the report to the Department no later than five days after the incident.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-4-513

Adopted effective May 27, 1992 (Supp. 92-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 3025, effective July 10, 2002 (Supp. 02-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 597, effective July 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 1719, effective 8/5/2017.