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Age
Restrictions:
Personal
Floating Devide (PFT)
Speed
Limitations:
Personal
Watercraft:
Water
Skiing:
LIFESAVING DEVICES
All Personal Flotation Devices (PFD's) must be U.S. Coast Guard
approved, in serviceable condition, readily accessible, and of the
appropriate size for intended user.
All children under 13 years of age in motorboats under 26 feet in
length must wear a U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD while underway.
Underway means not at anchor, made fast to the shore, or aground.
All vessels, including canoes and kayaks, must be equipped with
one Type I, II, III or V wearable PFD for each person on board.
A Type V PFD is acceptable only if used in accordance with the specific
instructions on the label of the device.
Vessels 16 feet and longer, excluding canoes and kayaks, are required
to be equipped with one Type IV throwable PFD in addition to the
Type I, II, III, or V PFD required for each person on board.
Inflatable PFDs are authorized only when used in accordance with
requirements as presented on U.S. Coast Guard approval labels. Inflatable
PFDs are not approved for use on personal watercraft, waterskiing,
or other high speed activity.
SOUND PRODUCING DEVICES
Any vessel less than 12 meters in length (39.4 ft.) is required
to carry a whistle or horn, or some other means to make an efficient
sound to signal intentions and position in periods of reduced visibility.
Vessels 12 meters or more in length are required to carry a whistle
or horn, and a bell.
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MIRRORS REQUIRED
Every motorboat towing a person or persons on water skis, aquaplane
or similar device must have an observer, other than the operator,
13 years of age or older OR be equipped with a rearview mirror of
a size no less than four inches (4") in measurement from bottom
to top and across from one side to the other. Such mirror shall
be mounted firmly so as to give the boat operator a full and complete
view beyond the rear of his boat at all times.
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LIGHTS REQUIRED
All vessels including motorboats, canoes, kayaks, punts, rowboats,
rubber rafts, or other vessels when not at dock must have and exhibit
at least one bright light, lantern or flashlight visible all around
the horizon from sunset to sunrise in all weather and during restricted
visibility.
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Navigation Lights
Power Driven Vessels Underway: Power driven vessels of less than
20 meters (65.6 ft.) but more than 12 meters (39.4 ft.) shall exhibit
navigation lights as shown in Figure 1. Vessels of less than 12
meters in length, shall show the lights in either Figure 1 or Figure
2.
Manually Driven Vessels: Manually driven vessels when paddled,
poled, oared, or windblown;
A sailing vessel of less than 20 meters (65.6 ft.), while underway
shall exhibit sidelights and a sternlight which may be combined
in one lantern carried at or near the top of the mast where it can
best be seen.
A sailing vessel of less than 7 meters (23 ft.) shall, if practicable,
exhibit the sidelights and a sternlight, or shall exhibit at least
one bright light, lantern or flashlight from sunset to sunrise when
not at dock.
All other manually driven vessels may exhibit sidelights and a sternlight,
or shall exhibit at least one bright light, lantern, or flashlight
from sunset to sunrise when not at dock.
White lights shall be visible at a distance of at least two (2)
miles. Colored lights shall be visible at a distance of at least
one (1) mile. "Visible" when applied to lights, means
visible on dark nights with clear atmosphere.
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