“Anchorage” means any designated location where watercraft may anchor or moor.

“Chief of police” shall mean the chief of the city police department or his designated representative.

“Diver’s flag” means a red flag five units of measurement on the hoist by six units of measurement on the fly with a white stripe of one unit crossing the red diagonally with the flag having stiffness. This flag shall only pertain to skin diving, and shall supplement the nationally recognized diver’s flag and markings.

“Dock” means any dock, wharf, pier, bulkhead, dolphin, walk, landing, sea-wall, quay, float or other structure at which a watercraft may make fast or which may be utilized in the loading, unloading or handling of maritime goods, merchandise, and/or passengers.

“Harbor master” means the harbor master for the Port of Bellingham, being that person employed by the port to supervise the port operations within Bellingham Harbor regardless of the job title actually in use. As used herein it shall also include any person to whom the harbor master may delegate his authority.

“Idling” or “no-wake speed” means a very slow speed whereby the wake or wash created by a watercraft would be minimal.

“Master” means the captain, pilot, or any other person having charge of any watercraft.

“Motorboat” means any watercraft propelled in any respect by machinery, including those temporarily equipped with detachable motors.

“Navigation rules” means the International and Inland Navigation Rules promulgated by Commandant of the Coast Guard Instruction M16672.2A, also known as 72 COLREGS.

“Obstruction” means any watercraft or any matter of any description which may in any way blockade, interfere with or endanger any watercraft or impede navigation, or which cannot comply with the applicable navigation rules. Cribs or piles, shinglebolts, booms of logs, rafts of logs and rafts of lumber shall not be included within the terms “watercraft” but shall be included within the term “obstruction” when they are floating loose and not under control or when under control and obstructing any navigable channel.

“Oil” means any oleaginous liquid, whether of animal, vegetable or mineral origin, or a mixture, compound or distillation thereof.

“Permit” means the written authority of the harbor master.

“Port” means the Port of Bellingham, a port district of the state of Washington, having the legal characteristics of a municipal corporation.

“Restricted area” means an area that is closed to all traffic therein when properly marked and designated for certain purposes such as swimming, skin diving, ferry landings, aquatic and other special events. The method of markings and designation shall be in accordance with national, state and local standards and shall have been made by the chief of police or any other agency having jurisdiction.

“Skin diving” means any free swimming by a person who uses an artificial or mechanical means to replace his air, including self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, snorkel tube equipment, and free diving gear, but shall not mean swimmers using supervised public beaches designated as swimming areas.

“Watercraft” means any vessel or other contrivance used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water, including an aircraft upon water. [Ord. 9515, 1985; Ord. 8655 § 1(A), 1978].