§ 269-8. Mooring inspection.

A. 

Before a new mooring permit will be issued, the mooring owner must submit his/her mooring tackle for an out-of-the-water inspection by the Harbor Master or his designee.

B. 

Each year the mooring buoy, pennant, chafing gear, top chain and all connecting hardware on each mooring must be inspected.

C. 

Each existing mooring shall be inspected, fully, by a registered inspector at three-year intervals either by diving or out of water.

D. 

If, as the result of such inspections, the Harbor Master Division or designee determines that any link of chain, shackle, swivel or other piece of mooring gear has become damaged or worn by one-third or more of its normal diameter, all such chains, shackles, swivels or other pieces of mooring tackle shall be replaced accordingly. Failure to replace worn or damaged gear shall be grounds for revocation of a mooring permit by the Harbor Master Division.