Personal Watercraft Insurance – Towing a Person With a Vessel Requirements
When you want to tow a person(s) on water skis or a similar device, you have specific equipment and observer requirements to meet.
1) You must always wear your personal flotation device when water-skiing, tubing, or participating in any other similar activity.
2) Any person who operates a vessel towing a person on water skis, a surfboard, or other device or a barefoot skier shall have an observer ten years of age or older in the vessel who shall at all times observe the person being towed. The vessel operator shall observe the traffic pattern.
3) If towing a skier with a person watercraft, it is recommended the person watercraft be rated for at least three people—the operator, the observer, and the skier.
