WAC 296-78-56505
Boats and mechanical devices on waters. (1) The applicable provisions of the Standard for Fire
Protection for Motorcraft, NFPA No. 302-1994, shall be
complied with. Prior to starting the boat motor, any spilled
fuel shall be removed and vapors shall be exhausted from any
area in which they may accumulate.
(2) The bilge area shall be kept clean and oil, grease,
fuel, or highly combustible materials shall not be allowed to
accumulate.
(3) Adequate ventilation equipment shall be provided and
used for the bilge area to prevent the accumulation of toxic
or explosive gases or vapors.
(4) Adequate ventilation equipment shall be provided and
used for the cabin area on enclosed cabin-type boats to
prevent an accumulation of harmful gases or vapors.
(5) Deck and cabin lighting shall be provided and used
where necessary to provide safe levels of illumination aboard
boats. Boats operated during the period from sunset to
sunrise, or in conditions of restricted visibility, shall
display navigation lights as required by the United States
Coast Guard. Searchlights or floodlights shall be provided to
facilitate safe navigation and to illuminate working or
boarding areas adjacent to the craft.
(6) Decks of pond boats shall be covered with nonslip
material. On craft used by workers wearing calked shoes, all
areas where the operator or workers must stand or walk shall
be made of or be covered with wood or other suitable matting
or nonslip material and such covering shall be maintained in
good condition.
(7) Each boat shall be provided with a fire extinguisher
and life ring with at least fifty feet of one-fourth inch line
attached.
Note:
For additional requirements relating to portable fire extinguishers see WAC 296-800-300.
(8)(a) Along docks, walkways, or other fixed
installations on or adjacent to open water more than five feet
deep, approved life rings with at least ninety feet of
one-fourth inch line attached, shall be provided. The life
rings shall be spaced at intervals not to exceed two hundred
feet and shall be kept in easily visible and readily
accessible locations.
(b) When employees are assigned work at other casual
locations where exposure to drowning exists, at least one
approved life ring with at least ninety feet of line attached,
shall be provided in the immediate vicinity of the work
assigned.
(c) When work is assigned over water where the vertical
drop from the accidental fall would exceed fifty feet, special
arrangements shall be made with and approved by the department
of labor and industries prior to such assignment.
(d) Lines attached to life rings on fixed locations shall
be at least ninety feet in length, at least one-fourth inch in
diameter, and have a minimum breaking strength of five hundred
pounds. Similar lines attached to life rings on boats shall
be at least fifty feet in length.
(e) Life rings must be United States Coast Guard approved
thirty-inch size.
(f) Life rings and attached lines shall be provided and
maintained to retain their buoyancy and strength.
(g) Log broncs, boomscooters, and boomboats shall not be
loaded with personnel or equipment so as to adversely affect
their stability or seaworthiness.
(h) Boats shall not be operated at an excessive speed or
handled recklessly.
(i) Boat fuel shall be transported and stored in approved
containers. Refer to WAC 296-24-58501(19) for definition of
approved.