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88.04.065  <<  88.04.075 >>   88.04.085

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RCW 88.04.075

Exemptions from chapter.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
(1) A vessel that is a charter boat but is being used by the documented or registered owner of the charter boat exclusively for the owner's own noncommercial or personal pleasure purposes;
(2) A vessel owned by a person or corporate entity which is donated and used by a person or nonprofit organization to transport passengers for charitable or noncommercial purposes, regardless of whether consideration is directly or indirectly paid to the owner;
(3) A vessel that is rented, leased, or hired by an operator to transport passengers for noncommercial or personal pleasure purposes;
(4) A vessel used exclusively for, or incidental to, an educational purpose; or
(5) A bare-boat charter boat.