Watercraft 101, Inspection and Decontamination

1. New Mexico Dept. Game & FishAquatic Invasive Species Watercraft 101, Inspection and Decontamination

2. The Basics

3. Gets Complicated

4. Marine Propulsion Systems • Trolling Motors • Electric • Gasoline • Inboard/Outboard Engines (I/O) • Outboard Motors • Inboard Engines • Jet Engines

5. Gimbal Area Cooling intakes Through hull fitting Transducer

6. Through-Hull Fittings Inboard/Outboard (I/O) Hull Prop Pilot Tube Bunks Transducer Trim Tabs Bilge Drain Plug Trailer

7. Inspections

8. Where am I looking? • Rough areas or right angled locations • On dark colored surfaces • In dark places • Below the water line • In compartments that hold water

9. Outboard Motors

10. Inboard / Outboard (I/O)

11. Jet Engines

12. Hand-launched • Simple Boats • Complex Boats Watercraft Risk Assessment

13. Watercraft Risk

14. Hand Launched Kayak Canoe Raft Windsurfer Paddle Boards Sailboard Float Tubes Inner Tubes

15. Hand-Launched: • No Trailer • No Compartments • No Motors or Engines • Typically Cleaned, Drained & Dried

16. A Simple Boat • Open Hull AND • No Containers or Compartments AND • Single Outboard or Motor

17. A Complex Boat • Closed Hull OR • One or More Interior Compartments OR • One or more Motors or Engines

19. H.E.A.D. • H – Hull and Trailer – Exterior • E – Engine or Motor – Transom • A – Anchor, Anchor Rope and Equipment • D – Drain Interior Compartments

20. Wakeboard Boats

21. Ballast Tanks or Bladders

22. Ballast Tanks and Bags • Ballast Tanks – A ballast tank is a compartment within a boat, ship or other floating structure that holds water. • Bags – Ballast bags are portable/removable bags that hold ballast water. They can’t all be visually Inspected to verify if they have water.

23. Pontoons • Pontoons float by means of two large, closed cylinders mounted lengthwise. • Typically simple to inspect because they ride high on trailers with motors in down position • However, many places to look under the trailer! • In very rare cases, damaged pontoons may have a leak in the cylinders and may carry unverifiable water and pose a safety risk

24. Pontoons • Lots of small nooks and crannies underneath!

25. Personal Watercraft (PWC) • A PWC is a watercraft that the rider sits or stands on, rather than inside of. • Inboard jet with a screw shaped impeller that creates thrust for propulsion and steering. • Have the operator open cover in front of the handle bars and the seat over the motor during inspections. • 1-2 bilge plugs on either side of the steering nozzle which need to be removed during inspection. • On the bottom of the hull is an intake grate that must be inspected for mussels, plant, mud or other suspected AIS.

26. Research Equipment

27. Goals NO WATER NO MUD NO MUSSELS NO PLANTS EDUCATE • Assess Biological Risk • Reduce Biological Risk

28. What Are Inspector Priorities? • Safety! • Educate Boaters (Clean, Drain Dry!) • Perform Inspections using WIT & WID II Protocols! • Identify High Risk Watercraft • Drain Standing water • Decontaminate

29. Educate • Don’t assume the boaters know! Have them perform inspection with you Request assistance opening compartments, etc. • Mention Clean, Drain, Dry and impacts of introduction • Provide website or other contact information

30. Where am I looking? • Rough areas or right angled locations • On dark colored surfaces • In dark places • Below the water line • In compartments that hold water

31. Standard or Entrance Inspection • Roadside check station inspection procedure • Water Body Entrance Procedure • Procedure time will vary based on type and complexity of watercraft • Use Data Collector or Datasheet • Risk Assessment • Tactile Inspection • Visual Inspection • Auditory Inspection

32. High Risk Inspection Procedure • Watercraft identified as high biological risk during risk assessment interview • Entrance- 2 or more checkmarks in the Determining Risk Factors section for incoming watercraft Be Ready to Inspect Further! Take extra time to give a 2nd look

33. Identifying High Risk Factors • Arrving from out of state • Boated in positive or suspect waters in the last 30 days • Dirty, crusty or slimy • Complex boat • Standing water on the boat

34. Data Collection • Data Collection is very important! • Electronic • Paper Records Mobile app: https://watercraftinspection.org/install.aspx Website entry: https://watercraftinspection.org

35. Decontamination

36. When do we Decontaminate? High risk watercraft or equipment Standing water Aquatic vegetation Visible Zebra or Quagga Mussels Visited positive water and Has not been hot water decontaminated

37. Types of Decontamination Standing Water Decontamination Plant Decontamination Full Decontamination

38. Why Decontaminate To Safely and Efficiently KILL and REMOVE zebra or quagga mussel adults or veligers, or other suspect ANS, from a watercraft.

39. Gear Several manufactures Mobile Units Stationary Units High pressure Low Pressure Hot water Multiple tools

40. Hot Water Only No bleaches, soaps or chemicals Low pressure to kill High pressure to remove from the exterior Flush sensitive equipment areas (gimble area, decals) Flush bilge lines, ballast tanks (3 minute hold time) Minimum 140oF (at the nozzle) rinse for 10 seconds to kill adult mussels Morse, 2009 95oF kills veligersCraft and Myrick, 2011 2500-3000 psi 5 gallons/minute Requirements

41. 120oF ballast tanks, live wells, tanks 140oF engine/motor 3 minutes Requirements

42. Liability Waiver Safety Education Kill AIS Remove AIS Report Documentation Re-Inspect Certify Decontamination Priorities Don’t feel rushed . Inform watercraft owner that this will take some time

43. Questions?