---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 3.5"
title: "36"
number: "3.5"
heading: "Do I have to report an accident involving a vessel to the National Park Service?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/3.5"
---

# §3.5. Do I have to report an accident involving a vessel to the National Park Service?

- (a) The operator of a vessel involved in an accident must report the accident to the superintendent as soon as practical, but in any event within 24 hours of the accident, if the accident involves:
  - (1) Total property damage of $2000 or more; or
  - (2) Injury, or death or disappearance of a person
- (b) If the operator is physically incapable of making the report, the owner or an occupant of the vessel must report the accident to the superintendent.
- (c) Filing a report with the superintendent may satisfy applicable United States Coast Guard, State, and local accident reporting requirements. Superintendents will forward the accident report to the appropriate reporting authority in a timely manner that complies with the requirements of [33 CFR 173.55](/cfr/33/173.55.md).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 54 U.S.C. 100101, 100751, 320102.

### Source

Source: 72 FR 13702, Mar. 23, 2007, unless otherwise noted.