Negligent or Reckless Operation

Nevada law states that these dangerous operating practices are illegal.

Negligent or Reckless Operation of a vessel or the reckless manipulation of water skis, a surfboard, or similar device is operating in a manner that causes danger to the life, limb, or property of any person. Examples of negligent or reckless operation are:

• Riding on the bow, gunwale, transom, engine cover, or swim platform of a vessel while it is underway at a speed greater than “no wake speed”
• Maneuvering a towed skier or towed device such that the tow rope passes over another vessel or its skier
• Operating a vessel or manipulating water skis, a surfboard, or similar device so as to pass between a vessel and its tow
• Teak surfing or platform dragging—where a person is hanging onto the swim platform while a boat is moving or underway in order to surf his or her body behind the boat
• Chasing, harassing, or disturbing wildlife with a vessel

Operating in an Exclusion Area is operating a vessel within any marked exclusion area such as a swimming area or any other area marked by signs or buoys.