Reckless Operation of a Personal Watercraft
Jumping the wake of any vessel that is towing a person on water skis, inner tube, wakeboard, or other similar device • Operating a vessel within any area designated as a prohibited area or a swim area • Weaving your vessel through congested waterway traffic • Operating a vessel in a manner that creates hazardous wave or wake conditions while approaching or passing another vessel • Operating a personal watercraft while facing backwards • Steering toward another object or person in the water and swerving at the last possible moment in order to avoid collision • Chasing, harassing, or disturbing wildlife with your vessel
Operate any vessel in such a way that it will interfere unnecessarily with the safe navigation of other vessels • Anchor a vessel in the traveled portion of a river or channel in a way that will prevent or interfere with any other vessel passing through the same area • Moor or attach a vessel to a buoy (other than a mooring buoy), beacon, light, or any other navigational aid placed on public waters by proper authorities • Move, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy any navigational aid • Obstruct a pier, wharf, boat ramp, or access to any facility Water Skiing/Towing • A person may not be towed behind a vessel between sunset and sunrise • When a vessel is towing a person on water skis, a surfboard or other device, the operator must have another competent person on board to act as an observer • It is illegal to ski while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, including prescription drugs.
A PWC operator may not tow a person on water skis or other devices unless the PWC is designed and recommended by the manufacturer to accommodate at least three people • Those towing skiers on water skis or similar towable devices and those being towed must act in a safe and prudent manner ? Vessels towing persons may not come within 100 feet of other occupied anchored vessels, a PWC, a buoy-marked swimming area, or a public boat landing ? Persons being towed behind a vessel on waters skis, a surfboard, other device or their towing rope may not come or allow the tow-rope to come within 100 feet a of PWC
