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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 08.18.01.04" title_num="08" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="01" heading="Rules of the Road.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual operating a vessel on waters of the State shall comply with the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980, 33 CFR §§83—90, as amended; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>International Navigational Rules Act of 1977, 33 CFR §§80—82, as amended.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person may not operate or give permission to operate a vessel at a speed which would be unsafe under the existing circumstances and conditions. In determining unsafe speed under existing circumstances and conditions, the following factors shall be taken into account:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>State of visibility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Traffic density;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maneuverability of the vessel in prevailing conditions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>At night, the presence of background light intensity from shore lights;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Velocity of the wind;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Sea and current conditions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Proximity of navigational hazards; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Draft of the vessel in relation to available depth of water.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>