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1. What is a Port – Personal Watercraft Insurance When looking forwards at the bow, the port side is the left-hand side of the boat. The red sidelight will be located on the port side. An easy trick to remember that port is left is by counting the letters. The words port and left both have four letters in them....
2. The waters of the United States are marked for safe navigation by the lateral system of buoyage The waters of the United States are marked for safe navigation by the lateral system of buoyage. The system employs a simple arrangement of colors, shapes, numbers, and light characteristics to show the side on which a buoy should be passed when proceeding in a given direction. The characteristics are determined by the position of […]...
3. Personal Watercraft Aids to Navigation Lateral System (Federal) The waters of the United States are marked for safe navigation by the lateral system of buoyage. The system employs a simple arrangement of colors, shapes, numbers, and light characteristics to show the side on which a buoy should be passed when proceeding in a given direction. The characteristics are determined by […]...
4. Personal Watercraft Insurance, Safety Waterway Crossing Tips Personal Watercraft Insurance, Safety Waterway Crossing Tips...
5. PWC Right-of-way situations PWC Right-of-way situations...
6. PWC Insurance, Safety Waterway Crossing Tips When motorboats are in sight of one another and meeting or crossing at a distance within half a mile of each other, each vessel shall indicate its intended maneuver with the following signals: one short blast – I intend to leave you on my port side, or two short blasts – I intend to leave […]...
7. Personal Watercraft, Uniform State Waterway Marking System Most waterways used by boaters are located entirely within the boundaries of the state. The California Uniform State Waterway Marking System has been devised for these waters. The waterway marking system employs buoys and signs with distinctive standard shapes to show regulatory or advisory information. These markers are white with black letters and have orange […]...
8. Personal Watercraft, Meeting or Crossing Situations in the Water Ways When motorboats are in sight of one another and meeting or crossing at a distance within half a mile of each other, each vessel shall indicate its intended maneuver with the following signals: one short blast – I intend to leave you on my port side, or two short blasts – I intend to leave […]...
9. Official waterway markers may be in the form of a buoy, sign or light, either in the water or on shore Official waterway markers may be in the form of a buoy, sign or light, either in the water or on shore ...
10. Are there any speed limits for PWCs? Are there any speed limits?  5 knot speed limit applies, within: All waters 50 metres from a person in the water. 50 metres from another vessel, including other PWCs. 100 metres from a diver’s flag/ buoy/ vessel. Coastal and enclosed waters 200 metres from the water’s edge. 50 metres off a wharf, jetty, slipway, diving […]...
11. Personal Watercraft Insurance, Experience The Supra Boats Swell Surf System Even On Your iPad Personal Watercraft Insurance, Experience The Supra Boats Swell Surf System Even On Your iPad...
12. PWC Waterway Markers and What They Mean PWC Waterway Markers and What They Mean...
13. Personal Watercraft Insurance – Control Speed You want to control the throttle, or speed, by using a lever on the right hand grip....
14. What is the Helm – Personal Watercraft Insurance The helm of a boat is the area where the steering wheel is located. Typically accompanied by a series of controls, the helm is where the captain operates the boat....
15. What is the Stern – Personal Watercraft Insurance The stern of the boat refers to the rear of the boat. Most boats will have seating, a swim platform, a ladder, and an engine located in the stern....