63 A

The inspector may suspend a certificate of inspection issued pursuant to the provisions of this article upon satisfactory proof that operation of the vessel poses a risk to public safety. Prior to suspending the certificate of inspection, the inspector shall give written notice of the defects to the owner and describe how those defects pose a risk to public safety. The inspector may suspend the certificate of inspection until such time as the inspector is satisfied that operation of the vessel does not pose a risk to public safety. An owner who permits the operation of a vessel which has not been issued a certificate of inspection or whose certificate of inspection has been suspended shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section seventy-three-b of this article for each day of operation of the vessel with a suspended certificate of inspection.