Chapter 4: The Legal Requirements of Boating
Other Operating Laws
Sitting, Standing, or Walking
on Moving Vessels Restricted (ORC 1547.22)
-
 No occupant of a vessel that is underway shall sit, stand, or
walk on any area not designed for that movement except when immediately
necessary for safe and reasonable navigation or operation.
- No operator shall permit any occupant to violate this section.
- No person shall operate or permit operation of any vessel in
violation of this section.
- Note: Riding on the bow, gunwales, seat backs, or the front
of pontoon boats is especially dangerous because unexpected
movement, large waves, or a sudden change in course could
easily throw the passenger in the water. Pedestal seats should
not be used at speeds much more than idle speed. The risk
of injury from being run over by the boat or being struck
by the propeller is great in such situations.
Capacity Plates (ORC 1547.39 & ORC 1547.40)
- No person shall operate or permit operation of
a watercraft in excess of any of the stated limits on the capacity
plate.
- When no capacity plate exists, no person shall
operate or permit operation of a watercraft if a reasonably prudent
person would believe the total load aboard or the total horsepower
of any motor or engine presents a risk of physical harm to persons
or property.
- No person shall alter, remove, or deface any
information on the capacity plate.
Littering Prohibited (ORC 1547.49 & ORC 1531.29)
- No operator or occupants shall discard litter
improperly from any vessel, regardless of intent. No operator
shall allow litter to be discarded.
- No person shall discard litter on land, in
a waterway, or on the bank of a waterway where it could be washed
into the water.
|
|
Find
Another
Boating Safety Course
|
