PDFWAC 296-17A-3414
Classification 3414.
3414-00 Boat dealers
Applies to:
Businesses engaged in the sales, service, and/or repair of boats.
Work activities include, but are not limited to:
• Detailing boats;
• Engine rebuilding and reconditioning;
• Mechanical and electrical system repairs;
• Reconditioning seat pads and other accessories;
• Sales and installation of boat accessories;
• Sales of boat trailers, specialty apparel and fishing gear when performed by employees of an employer subject to this classification;
• Vinyl and glass repairs.
This classification includes parts department employees, sales employees who also assist in other duties described in this classification, and lot personnel.
Exclusions:
• Boat sales personnel are classified in 6301 provided all the conditions of the general reporting rule covering standard exception employees have been met;
• Repairs done in connection with manufacturing operations are classified in the applicable manufacturing classification;
• Worker hours repairing fiberglass or sheet metal boat bodies are classified in 3412;
• Worker hours repairing wooden boats are classified in 2903.
3414-01 Marinas and boat house operations: Boat storage facilities
Applies to:
Businesses providing a variety of boat-related services and facilities, including marinas, boat houses, boat storage facilities, and boat service or repair centers.
Boat storage facilities may be located in waterways adjacent to the marina or on dry land and may be operated by a marina or by a separate business. Both types of storage facilities are included within the scope of this classification.
Work activities and services provided include, but are not limited to:
• Boat launching facilities;
• Boat rentals and sales;
• Boat moorage;
• Boat storage;
• Fueling services;
• Mechanical and electrical repairs;
• Sales of fishing gear, wearing apparel, groceries, and bait;
• Sales of parts.
This classification also includes other incidental services and facilities such as, but not limited to, self-service laundry facilities, public showers, holding tank pump out stations, passenger car or truck parking, and dockside electricity.
Exclusions:
• Repairs done in connection with manufacturing operations are classified in the applicable manufacturing classification;
• Worker hours repairing fiberglass or sheet metal boat bodies are classified in 3412;
• Seafood or fish processing facilities operated in connection with a marina operation are classified in 3304;
• Boat sales personnel are classified in 6301, provided all the conditions of the general reporting rule covering standard exception employees have been met;
• Overnight lodging facilities and restaurant services provided to customers by a marina operator may be reported separately provided all the conditions of the general reporting rule covering a secondary business have been met. See WAC 296-17-31017 Multiple classifications.
Special note: Some marina operators will offer boating instructions and charter boat services. Care should be taken in this area as certain boating and charter fishing excursions are not covered by state workers' compensation coverage.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 25-23-070, s 296-17A-3414, filed 11/18/25, effective 1/1/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035 and 51.16.100. WSR 07-12-047, § 296-17A-3414, filed 5/31/07, effective 7/1/07. WSR 07-01-014, recodified as § 296-17A-3414, filed 12/8/06, effective 12/8/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-58506, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98; WSR 96-12-039, § 296-17-58506, filed 5/31/96, effective 7/1/96.]