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Regulation .05 Noise Level Limits.

Regulation .05 Noise Level Limits.Copy Citation

A.
A person may not operate, or give permission to operate, a vessel that emits a maximum noise level exceeding 90dB(A).
B.
Noise level limits shall be measured using the procedures contained in the marine environment noise level measurement procedure SAE J 2005, as incorporated by reference in COMAR 08.18.03.
C.
Mufflers.
(1)
The exhaust of an inboard internal combustion engine of a vessel operated on the Lake shall be:
(a)
Equipped with a muffler or system which muffles or suppresses engine noise emitted from the vessel to the established limits in §A of this regulation; and
(b)
Vented at or below the water line of the vessel.
(2)
The exhaust system may not be equipped with a muffling device cutout.