CSV.2.14.010 Definitions

The following terms, whenever used in this section, shall be construed to apply as follows:

(a) "Boat" or "Vessel" means every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane on the water, used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.

(b) "Employ" means to make use of for any purpose other than maintenance.

(c) "Motorboat" means any boat equipped with propulsion machinery, whether or not the machinery is the principal source of propulsion.

(d) "Non-motorized Boat" means a boat which is not a motorboat but which is designed and constructed to be used as a boat for transportation of a person or persons on water. This term includes, but is not limited to, any canoe, row boat, raft and dinghy which is not a motorboat.

(e) "Operate" or "Use" when used with reference to a motorboat, boat or vessel means to navigate or otherwise employ.

(f) "Operation of a Motorboat" means controlling the speed or direction of a motorboat, except a sailboat operating under sail alone.

(g) "Operator" means a person who is engaged in the operation of a motorboat, who is responsible for the operation of a motorboat or who is supervising the operation of a motorboat.

(h) "Owner" means the person who has lawful possession of a boat by virtue of legal title or equitable interest therein which entitles him or her to lawful possession.

(i) "Slow-No-Wake" means that speed at which a boat moves as slowly as possible while still maintaining steerage control.