§ 97.3. Sound producing devices.

 (a)  Motorboats 12 meters or more in length. A motorboat 12 meters (39.4 feet) or more in length shall carry sound producing devices as prescribed by the Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C.A. § §  2001—2073).

 (b)  Motorboats less than 12 meters. A motorboat less than 12 meters (39.4 feet) in length shall carry some mechanical means of making a sound signal. This device may be hand, mouth or power operated. An athletic coach’s whistle is an acceptable sound producing device for small motorboats.

 (c)  Unpowered boats. Unpowered boat operators are required to have some means of making an efficient oral or mechanical sound signal that can be heard by another boat operator in time to avoid a collision.

 (d)  Device accessibility. Sound signaling devices shall be readily accessible to the operator of the boat.

   The provisions of this §  97.3 amended under the Fish and Boat Code, 30 Pa.C.S. §  5123.

   The provisions of this §  97.3 amended February 4, 1983, effective January 1, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 619; amended June 28, 1991, effective June 29, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 2894; amended June 3, 1994, effective June 4, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2795; amended September 29, 2000, effective September 30, 2000, 30 Pa.B. 5013. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (248921) to (248922).