to be tested to administer the test. (Added to NRS by 1987, 628; A 1999, 3435; 2005, 160, 2043) NRS 488.510 Presumption that solution or gas used to calibrate device for testing breath is properly prepared. If: 1. A manufacturer or technician in a laboratory prepares a chemical solution or gas to be used in calibrating a device for testing a person’s breath to determine the concentration of alcohol in his breath; and 2. The technician makes an affidavit or declaration that the solution or gas has the chemical composition that is necessary for calibrating the device, it is presumed that the solution or gas has been properly prepared and is suitable for calibrating the device. (Added to NRS by 1987, 629; A 1993, 2079; 1999, 2467) NRS 488.520 Analysis of blood of deceased victim of accident involving vessel to determine presence and concentration of alcohol. 1. Any coroner, or other public officer performing like duties, shall in all cases in which a death has occurred as a result of an accident involving a vessel under power or sail on the waters of this state, whether the person killed is the operator of the vessel or a passenger or other person, cause to be drawn from each decedent, within 8 hours after the accident, a blood sample to be analyzed for the presence and concentration of alcohol. 2. The findings of the examinations are a matter of public record and must be reported to the Commission by the coroner or other public officer within 30 days after the death. 3. Analyses of blood alcohol are acceptable only if made by laboratories licensed to perform this function. (Added to NRS by 1987, 629; A 1999, 2468) Miscellaneous Provisions NRS 488.540 Commission may establish and maintain pilot rules; operator to maintain proper lookout; operation of vessel without required equipment prohibited. 1. The Commission may establish and maintain for the operation of vessels on the waters of this state pilot rules in conformity with the pilot rules contained in the Federal Navigation Laws or the navigation rules promulgated by the United States Coast Guard. 2. A person shall operate a vessel in this state in conformance with the pilot rules adopted by the Commission. 3. The operator of any vessel in this state shall maintain a proper lookout for other vessels, obstructions or hazards. An operator of a vessel who fails to maintain a proper lookout and causes injury to another person or property damage to another vessel is guilty of a misdemeanor. 4. A person shall not operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel which is not equipped as required by this section and NRS 488.185, 488.187, 488.193 and 488.198. (Added to NRS by 1977, 138; A 1985, 343; 1989, 1773)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 488.201) NRS 488.550 Collisions, accidents and other casualties. 1. The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident or other casualty shall, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew and passengers, render to other persons affected by the casualty such assistance as may be practicable and as may be necessary to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the casualty, and shall give his name, address and the identification of his vessel in writing to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the casualty. 2. In the case of collision, accident or other casualty involving a vessel, the operator thereof, if the casualty results in death or injury to a person or damage to property in excess of $500, shall file with the Department a full description of the casualty, including, without limitation, such information as the Commission may, by regulation, require. 3. Upon receipt of a claim under a policy of insurance with respect to a collision, accident or other casualty for which a report is required by subsection 2, the insurer shall provide written notice to the insured of his responsibility pursuant to subsection 2 to file with the Department a full description of the casualty. 4. Upon receipt of a request for repair with respect to a collision, accident or other casualty for which a report is required by subsection 2, the person who repairs the vessel shall provide written notice to the person requesting the repairs of the requirement set forth in subsection 2 that the operator file with the Department a full description of the casualty. 5. The insurer and the person who repairs a vessel shall transmit a copy of each notice they provide pursuant to subsections 3 and 4, respectively, to the Department at the same time the notice is provided to the insured or person requesting the repairs. 6. The Department shall investigate or cause to be investigated a collision, accident or other casualty involving a vessel which results in death or substantial bodily injury and shall gather evidence to be used in the prosecution of a person charged with violating a law in connection with the collision, accident or other casualty. The Department may investigate or cause to be investigated a collision, accident or other casualty involving a vessel which does not result in death or substantial bodily injury and may gather evidence to be used in the prosecution of a person charged with violating a law in connection with the collision, accident or other casualty. (Added to NRS by 1960, 480; A 1965, 1066; 1971, 760; 1983, 334; 1985, 1968; 1993, 1651, 2015; 1999, 712; 2003, 1578) NRS 488.560 Transmittal of information regarding collision or accident to federal agency. In accordance with any request made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the Department pursuant to NRS 488.550 must be transmitted to the official or agency of the United States. (Added to NRS by 1960, 480; A 1965, 1066; 1971, 760; 1985, 1969; 1993, 1651; 2003, 1579) Prohibited Acts NRS 488.570 Operation of vessel towing person on water skis, surfboard, inflatable device or similar device; operation of vessel within 100 feet of person being towed. 1. A person shall not operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person on water skis, a surfboard, an inflatable device or any similar device unless the operator: (a) Is at least 14 years of age; or (b) Is at least 12 years of age, if a passenger in the vessel is a person who is 21 years of age or older and is in a position to supervise the operator. 2. A person shall not operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person on water skis, a surfboard, an inflatable device or any similar device unless there is in the vessel a person, in addition to the operator, who is in a position to observe the person being towed and is: (a) At least 12 years of age; or (b) At least 10 years of age, if another passenger in the vessel is a person who is 21 years of age or older. The observer shall continuously observe the person being towed and shall immediately display so as to be visible from every direction, an international orange flag of at least 12 inches in height by 12 inches in width when the person being towed is getting ready to be towed and has a rope or line extended to him, or ceases to be towed and is in the water awaiting pickup by the vessel. 3. When within 100 feet of the person in the water, every vessel, other than the vessel towing him, must be operated at a speed that leaves a flat wake, but in no case may it be operated at a speed greater than 5 nautical miles per hour. 4. A person shall not operate a vessel on any waters of this state towing a person on water skis, a surfboard or similar device, or engage in waterskiing, surfboarding or similar activity from sunset to sunrise, as established by the Nautical Almanac Office, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. 5. The provisions of this section do not apply to a performer engaged in a

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