2019 New York Laws
NAV - Navigation
Article 2 - Administration
13 - Inspector; Duties.

§ 13. Inspector;  duties.  The  inspector  shall annually, and at such
  other times as he shall deem it expedient, or as  the  commissioner  may
  direct,  inspect  every  public vessel, except vessels which navigate on
  waters over which  the  United  States  exercises  active  control.  The
  inspector shall carefully examine the hull, the propelling and auxiliary
  machinery, the electrical apparatus and the vessel's equipment. He shall
  require such changes, repairs and improvements to be made as he may deem
  expedient for the contemplated route. No vessel, or propelling machinery
  thereof shall be allowed to be used if constructed in whole, or in part,
  of   defective   material,   or  which  because  of  its  form,  design,
  workmanship, age, use or for any other reason is unsafe. He  shall  also
  fix  the  number  of  passengers  that may be transported. The inspector
  shall require  that  the  boilers,  on  all  public  vessels  which  are
  propelled  by  steam  engines,  be  inspected and approved for safety of
  operations by inspectors of the New  York  State  Department  of  Labor,
  Bureau  of  Boilers.  Every  boiler  and  appurtenances thereof shall be
  constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with  the  Department
  of  Labor  rules  and  regulations pertaining to boilers.  The inspector
  shall also, whenever he deems it expedient, visit  any  vessel  licensed
  under  this  chapter  and  examine into her condition for the purpose of
  ascertaining whether or not any party thereon, having a certificate,  or
  license,  from the inspector, has conformed to and obeyed the conditions
  of such certificate, and the provisions of this  chapter.    The  owner,
  master,  pilot,  engineer  or  joint  pilot and engineer of such vessel,
  shall answer all reasonable questions and give all  the  information  in
  his  or  their  power  in  regard  to  said  vessel, or its machinery or
  equipment and the manner of managing the same.  The  inspector  provided
  for  in this chapter is authorized to make further rules and regulations
  applying generally to all vessels, or especially to one or more of them.
  In framing rules  for  the  government  of  managers  and  employees  on
  vessels,  the inspector shall, as far as practicable, be governed by the
  general rules and regulations prescribed  by  the  United  States  coast
  guard.  The inspector shall have the power to issue a uniform navigation
  summons  and/or  complaint  for  violations of the provisions of article
  four of this chapter which are applicable to vessels.