N.Y. Navigation Law Section 63-A
Suspension of certificate of inspection

  • penalty for operating a vessel without a certificate of inspection or during suspension

The inspector may suspend a certificate of inspection issued pursuant to the provisions of this article upon satisfactory proof that operation of the vessel poses a risk to public safety. Prior to suspending the certificate of inspection, the inspector shall give written notice of the defects to the owner and describe how those defects pose a risk to public safety. The inspector may suspend the certificate of inspection until such time as the inspector is satisfied that operation of the vessel does not pose a risk to public safety. An owner who permits the operation of a vessel which has not been issued a certificate of inspection or whose certificate of inspection has been suspended shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in § 73-B (Misdemeanors)section seventy-three-b of this article for each day of operation of the vessel with a suspended certificate of inspection.

Source: Section 63-A — Suspension of certificate of inspection; penalty for operating a vessel without a certificate of inspection or during suspension, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/NAV/63-A (updated Sep. 20, 2024; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 20, 2024

§ 63-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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