Chapter 4: The Legal Requirements
of Boating
Boating Accidents & Casualties—What The Law Requires
You To Do
The operator of a vessel involved in an accident must
submit a written report to the Alabama Marine Police Division
if as a result of the accident:
- A person dies or disappears or ...
- A person is injured and remains incapacitated for
more than 72 hours or ...
- Damage to the vessel and other property exceeds
$50.
Reports of accidents must be made within 10 days of the
accident on the forms provided by Marine Police officers,
the Marine Police Division or county sheriff's offices.
An operator involved in a boating accident should stop
his or her vessel immediately at the scene of the accident
and:
- Give assistance to anyone injured in the accident.
- Give their name, address, and identifying number
of their vessel as well as the names
and addresses of passengers to the other vessel's operator
and/or passengers.
A uniformed Marine Police officer, county sheriff, or
other authorized enforcement officer may arrest, at the
scene of the accident, any person they reasonably believe
contributed to the accident.
A person who unlawfully and unintentionally causes the
death of another person, while engaged in violation of
any boating law or regulation, will be guilty of homicide.
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