California Harbors and Navigation Code 445.5 – “Covered vessel,” as used in this article, means any of the …
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“Covered vessel,” as used in this article, means any of the following:
(a) Every power-driven vessel of 40 meters (approximately 131 feet) or more in length, while navigating.
Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 445.5
- Towing vessel: as used in this article , means any commercial vessel engaged in towing another vessel astern or alongside or by pushing it ahead. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 445.5
- Vessel: includes ships of all kinds, steamboats, steamships, canal boats, barges, sailing vessels, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 21
(b) Every towing vessel of 8 meters (approximately 26 feet) or more in length, while navigating. “Towing vessel,” as used in this article, means any commercial vessel engaged in towing another vessel astern or alongside or by pushing it ahead.
(c) Every vessel issued a certificate to carry 50 or more passengers for hire, when engaged in trade.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 362, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)