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Adopt a new chapter to be numbered as follows:
CHAPTER 31. Accident
and Casualty Reporting
R3I-1. The regulations contained in this chapter apply to each vessel in use on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the State if such vessel is (1) used by its operator for recreational purposes, or (2) is required to be numbered under the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 (85 Stat. 213; 46 U.S.C.-1451, et seq.); and to each vessel in use on the marginal sea adjacent to this State and on the high seas (1) when such vessel is required to be numbered under the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 and is en route to or from this State; or (2) when such vessel is owned or principally berthed in this State and is used by its operator for recreational purposes.
R31-2. When, as a result of an occurrence that involves a vessel or its equipment, a person dies or disappears from -a vessel, the operator shall, without delay, by the quickest means available, notify the Commission in Richmond, Virginia, or the most immediately available member of the Commission’s law enforcement (game warden) force, of (1) the date, time, and exact location of the occurrence; (2) the name of each person who died or disappeared; (3) the number and name of the vessel; and (4) the names and addresses of the owner and operator. When the operator of a vessel cannot give the notice required by the foregoing, each person on board the vessel shall notify the Commission or' a member of its law enforcement force, or determine that the notice has been given.
R31-3. In addition to the notification required by R31-2, the operator of a vessel shall submit a written casualty or accident report to the Commission when, as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment (1) a person dies; (2) a person loses consciousness or receives medical treatment or is disabled for more than twentyfour hours; (3) damage to the vessel and other property damage totals more than one hundred dollars; or (4) a person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate probable death or injury. A written report required by this regulation must be made (1) within
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