All operational rules for regular motorboats also apply to PWC
Tuesday, Jan. 10th 2012 6:20 AM
In addition to those requirements, it is unlawful for any person to:Operate PWC at night (sunset until sunrise); operate PWC within 50 feet of another PWC, motorboat, vessel, platform, person, object, or shore except at headway speed without creating a swell or wake (Headway speed = Slow, idle speed, or speed only fast enough to maintain steerage); and operate a PWC and jump the wake of another vessel recklessly or unnecessarily close.
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