Form Shp 628B – Fill Out and Use This PDF

This permit application must be properly completed in order for the Missouri State Highway Patrol to consider approval of a marine event (tournament, parade, race, exhibition, etc.) on navigable waters of the State of Missouri as required by Section 306.130 RSMo.

Please read the following instructions carefully:

1)A separate application must be completed for each proposed event. The application must be typed or printed legibly in ink. Applications that are illegible will not be processed.

2)All required information must be accurately completed.

3)The club or event chairperson must sign the application and type / print their full name in the space provided in Section C.

4)A separate application must be submitted for each regatta or marine event. However, if a proposed regatta continues for several consecutive days, then it is only necessary to complete one application.

5)Applications must be submitted fifteen days prior to the date of the proposed event.

6)Regatta applications for boat races, parades, exhibitions, or other significant marine events that will limit or obstruct the use of a public waterway must be submitted sixty days prior to the event. Refer to Section B of this application for specific instructions.

*FISHING TOURNAMENT APPLICANTS COMPLETE SECTIONS A AND C.

*BOAT RACE, PARADE, EXHIBITIONS, OR OTHER MARINE EVENTS COMPLETE SECTIONS A, B, AND C.

SECTION A - GENERAL INFORMATION

NAME OF MARINE EVENT (tournament name)

NAME OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATION / CLUB

TYPE OF EVENT (fishing tournament, boat race, parade, etc.)

WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF WATERCRAFT THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE PROPOSED EVENT? (significant changes in the number of boats must be reported to the Missouri State Highway Patrol)

LOCATION OF PROPOSED EVENT

BODY OF WATER

DATE AND TIME OF PROPOSED EVENT (only list the consecutive dates for a single event)

DAY	DATE	START TIME	END TIME
1

2

3

4

SECTION B - SPECIFIC INFORMATION

(for boat races or other marine events that significantly impact the normal use of a public waterway)

INDICATE THE SPECIFIC LOCATION (mile mark, cove, point, etc.) OF THE EVENT

WILL THIS EVENT IMPEDE THE NORMAL FLOW OF BOATING TRAFFIC ON A PUBLIC WATERWAY?

HOW WILL THE RACE COURSE BE MARKED?

HOW MANY BOATS WILL THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION FURNISH TO ASSIST WITH THE EVENT?

WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SPECTATOR CRAFT EXPECTED AT THE EVENT?

HOW WILL THE SPECTATOR CRAFT AREA BE MARKED?

HOW WILL THE EVENT BE PUBLICIZED SO THAT SPECTATOR CRAFT AND THE GENERAL BOATING PUBLIC ARE AWARE OF THE SAFETY REGULATIONS, THE RACE COURSE LAYOUT, AND THE LOCATION OF THE SPECTATOR CRAFT AREA (flier, posters, radio, etc.)?

IS THE PROPOSED EVENT BEING SANCTIONED BY A RECOGNIZED RACING ASSOCIATION?

ATTENTION: A DETAILED DRAWING OF THE PROPOSED RACE COURSE, PARADE ROUTE, ETC. AND A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF YOUR OPERATIONS PLAN MUST BE ATTACHED TO THIS REQUEST.

SECTION C - SPONSOR / APPLICANT INFORMATION

MAILING ADDRESS

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

If changes are made in starting time, date, location, or number of boats, the chairperson must contact the Missouri State Highway Patrol five days prior to the event. Non-compliance may result in disapproval of future permits.

By approving this event, the Missouri State Highway Patrol does not assume responsibility for the safety of the participation and / or spectators. All Missouri watercraft laws and boating regulations must be observed at all times.

306.130 RSMo Regattas, races, parades or exhibitions, authorization, regulations. - 1. The Water Patrol Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol shall authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions on any waters of this state when it has determined that said event will not create conditions of excessive danger for the participants, observers or operators of other vessels nor unduly disrupt navigation. It shall adopt and may from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and person thereon, either observers or participants. Whenever a regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition is proposed to be held, the person in charge thereof, shall at least fifteen days prior thereto, file an application with the Water Patrol Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol for permission to hold the regatta, motorboat or other boat race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition, and it shall not be conducted without authorization of the Water Patrol Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in writing.

Mail to:

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL

WATER PATROL DIVISION

P.O. BOX 568

1510 EAST ELM STREET

JEFFERSON CITY, MO 65102

Telephone: 573-751-3313

FAX: 573-522-1287

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/WaterPatrol

E-Mail to Regatta Coordinator at Regattas@mshp.dps.mo.gov