4VAC15-430-100. Visual distress signal exceptions.
The following persons need not comply with 4VAC15-430-80; however, each must carry on board visual distress signals suitable for night use, selected from the list in 4VAC15-430-120 or 4VAC15-430-130, in the number required, between sunset and sunrise:
1. A person competing in any organized marine parade, regatta, race, or similar event;
2. A person using a manually propelled boat; or
3. A person using a sailboat of completely open construction, not equipped with propulsion machinery, under 26 feet in length.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-501, 29.1-502, 29.1-701, and 29.1-735 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2003.