DEFINITION OF CLASS "A"
Watercraft as "Class A" Boats
24.10-17 Motorboat
(a) This term means any vessel indicated in column 6 of Table 24.05-1(a), 65 feet in length or less which is equipped with propulsion machinery (including steam). The length shall be measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer. This term includes a boat temporarily or permanently equipped with a detachable motor, since such a boat is also subject to the Act of April 25, 1940, as amended (46 U.S.C. 526-526u), and the regulations promulgated thereunder. For the purpose of this subchapter, motorboats are included under the term "vessel" unless specifically noted otherwise. The various classes of motorboats are as follows:
- Class A - Any motorboat less than 16 feet in length.
- Class 1 - Any motorboat 16 feet or over and less then 26 feet in length.
- Class 2 - Any motorboat 26 feet or over and less then 40 feet in length.
- Class 3 - Any motorboat 40 feet or over and not more than 65 feet in length.
(b) The expression "length shall be measured from end to end over the deck excluding sheer" means a straight line measurement of the overall length from the foremost part of the vessel to the aftermost part of the vessel, measured parallel to the center line. Bow spirits, bumpkins, rudders, outboard motor brackets and similar fittings or attachments are not to be included in the measurement. Length shall be stated in feet and inches.
(CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16650, Dec 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 69-15, 34 FR 5723, Mar. 27, 1969)