Operating a PWC

PWC may not be operated between sunset and sunrise unless equipped with the proper navigation lights.

PWC must be operated in a responsible manner. You must:

• Slow your PWC to 10 miles per hour while within 100 feet of another vessel that is underway.
• Slow your PWC to “no wake speed”:
  • Within 100 feet of anchored vessels
  • Within 200 feet of the shoreline, a swimmer, a diver-down flag, a dock, or a launch ramp
• Obey regulatory markers such as “no wake” or speed limit signs.
• Not consume alcohol before or while operating a PWC.
• Avoid jumping the wake of another vessel.
• Avoid operating too close to popular areas such as anchorages or camping areas.
• Avoid operating in the same area for long periods of time.