PDFWAC 296-17A-0901
Classification 0901.
0901-00 Ship building and/or repair, N.O.C. (to be assigned only by the maritime underwriter)
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the building and/or repair of ships not covered by another classification (N.O.C.) and to the dismantling of hulls.
Ships contemplated by this classification are recreational vessels under 65 feet and some commercial vessels.
Types of vessels include, but are not limited to:
• Barges;
• Military vessels;
• Scows;
• Tugs.
This classification may also include vessels over 65 feet that do not meet the situs and status provisions of the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (LHWCA).
This classification includes shop operations.
Exclusions:
• Wood boat building and repair is classified in 2903;
• Sheet aluminum boat building is classified in 3404;
• Fiberglass boat building is classified in 3511;
• Plate aluminum boat building is classified in 5209;
• Boat dealers, marinas, and boat house operations including repair centers are classified in 3414.
Special note: This classification is seldom assigned as most work would be covered by LHWCA. Commercial vessels included in this classification are required to have a Small Vessel Exception Certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Labor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 25-23-070, s 296-17A-0901, filed 11/18/25, effective 1/1/26. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-0901, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 99-18-068, § 296-17-532, filed 8/31/99, effective 10/1/99; WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-532, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020(1) and 51.16.035. WSR 90-13-018, § 296-17-532, filed 6/8/90, effective 7/9/90; WSR 89-24-051 (Order 89-22), § 296-17-532, filed 12/1/89, effective 1/1/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 85-24-032 (Order 85-33), § 296-17-532, filed 11/27/85, effective 1/1/86; WSR 85-06-026 (Order 85-7), § 296-17-532, filed 2/28/85, effective 4/1/85; WSR 83-24-017 (Order 83-36), § 296-17-532, filed 11/30/83, effective 1/1/84; Order 73-22, § 296-17-532, filed 11/9/73, effective 1/1/74.]