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kneeling on the craft, rather, than in the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside a motorboat. All personal watercraft are considered motorboats and therefore, any regulations, that govern other motorboats (such as fishi'ng boats, cabin cruisers, etc.), a,lso govern personal watercraft. Personal Watercraft Laws In summar y, the law ire qwire s that: * Anyone operating or riding on a personal watercraft m ust wear a U.S. Coast Guard ap- p roved Type II, 11, II 11 or'' persona I f I otati o n device (P'FD or life jacket). * (Person�al watercraft ran sit travel at slow - no wake speed m ph or less) within 150 feet of non-r-notorized boats, shore (unless launch- ing, or landing skiers directly to or from open water), dk iocs, swirn, rafts, swimmers, or any moored or anchored boat. * Operation of personal watercraft is allowed only from 9:30 a.m. to 1 hour before sunset. * If you tow a person on water skis, or any other device, there mu st be an additional person on hoard th�e personal watercraft to act as an observer. The observer does not have to, be facing backward.) The skier/knee- boarder, etc,. must also be welaring a PFD or there must be one on board the personal watercraft for the skier. Factory- instal led or factory- specified wide-field rearview mirrors are allowed in- stead of an observer when plulling a skier or other device (tube, kneeboard, etc.). The m irriors must be s,pe,c,if'ied'by the personal watercraft manufacturer, After -market mir- rors, stick-,on mirrors,,, motorcycle mirrors ,etc., do not qualify for the observer exernp- tion. MI It is unlawful for the owner of the personal wa- tercraft to permit its operation in violation of the age, restrictions. See personal watercraft operator age, chart on next page. Selliling and Renting Personal Watercraft