Four hurt in boating accident

[Hallnit]

The Kite tube has been recalled due to serious injury and deaths. Reported on the manufacturers web site and Overtons site.

[Bear Islander]

Skip

OK it's not a Parasail. But the on line regulations also say you need a permit for a Kit Glider. However that is not listed in your quote.

[Skip]

Originally Posted by Bear Islander

...OK it's not a Parasail. But the on line regulations also say you need a permit for a Kit Glider. However that is not listed in your quote...

My "quote" is not a quote per se, but the actual Safety Department Administrative regulation covering parasailing and other special activities.

As in many cases, a State RSA mirrors the Administrative Rule in question.

The RSA in this particular case is (with applicable passages in red):

TITLE XXII
NAVIGATION; HARBORS; COAST SURVEY
CHAPTER 270-D
BOATING AND WATER SAFETY ON NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC WATERS
Section 270-D:4
270-D:4 Permit for Water Events. – Any person who undertakes any of the following activities on the public waters of the state shall first obtain a permit from the commissioner, subject to such conditions as he shall establish by rule:
I. Sponsor a water event, including but not limited to, a carnival or exhibition.
II. Place a water ski jump.
III. Tow a kit glider or parasail.
IV. Tow more than 2 skiers.
Source. 1990, 171:1, eff. June 26, 1990.

The application you speak of takes it wording from both the RSA and the Administrative Rule. However, the form you may be referring to may be outdated, as the current DSSS 57 application as available on-line only contains the word parasail. I'll speculate that someone at MPHQ penciled in kit-glider to refect the RSA requirement.

In either case, the tubes in question are not parasails nor are they kit gliders, hence no permit is required to use one.

And as I recommend in each and every case, please contact the New Hampshire Marine Patrol direct for the answer to this or any other of your boating safety questions!

Hope this clears up any confusion,

Skip

[Commodore]

Originally Posted by Skip

And as I recommend in each and every case, please contact the New Hampshire Marine Patrol direct for the answer to this or any other of your boating safety questions! Skip

I have called MP HQ with questions over the years as Skip suggests. In my experience Skip's explanations backed up by the RSAs are always accurate. The average summer MP or dispatcher does not have Skip's level of expertise. The MPs do an excellent job but Skip knows and understands the rules and regulations.

Thank you Skip for all the great information you bring to the forum.