(2) Such flags shall be a bright red or brilliant orange color, measuring at least 12" inches
square mounted to a pole not less than 24" inches long and displayed as to be visible
from every direction.
(c) The following is prohibited:
(1) Towing between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
(2) Towing a person who is not wearing a Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation Device
Or within 100 feet of any person in the water, diver’s marker.
17-14.10 Age Requirement To Operate Motorboat.
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person under the age of 16 years to operate a motorboat unless
accompanied by a person who is legally capable of operating such motorboat.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a minor 10 years of age or under to operate or to be permitted to
operate a motorboat.
(c) Violations of this section will result in a mandatory civil fine of $200 per incident.
17-14.11 Duty of Operator Involved in Collision, Accident, or Other Casualty-Immunity from Liability of
Person Rendering Assistance.
(a) All incidents involving an accident, collision, fire, injury, or other casualty shall be reported to
Authorized Enforcement Personnel.
(b) The operator involved in a collision, or other casualty, to the extent the operator can do so
without serious danger to the operators own vessel or persons aboard, shall render all practical
and necessary assistance to persons affected by the collision, accident, or casualty to save them
from danger caused by the incident.
(1) Assistance rendered under this section shall not be evidence of the liability of such
operator for the collision, accident, or casualty.
(2) The operator shall give his or her name, address, and identification of the operators
vessel to any Authorized Enforcement Personnel, any person injured (or their
representative), and to the owner of any property damaged.
(3) These duties are in addition to any duties otherwise imposed by law.
(c) Any person who complies with this section or who gratuitously and in good faith renders
assistance at the scene of a vessel collision, accident, or other casualty, without objection of the
person assisted, shall not be held liable for any civil damages as a result of the rendering of
assistance or for any act of omission providing or arranging salvage, towage, medical treatment,
or other assistance where the assisting person acts as any reasonable prudent person would
have acted under the same or similar circumstances.
17-14.12 Motorboat Crossing.
(a) When 2 motorboats are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the vessel which has the other
on her starboard side shall yield the right of way to the other.
(b) When a motorboat and a sailboat are proceeding in such a direction as to involve risk of
collision, the motorboat shall yield the right of way to the sailboat, except when the sailing
vessel is overtaking the motorboat from behind.
(c) Whenever, under this chapter, 1 of the 2 vessels is to yield the right of way, the other is to
maintain its course and speed.
17-14.13 Overtaking Vessels.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this chapter, every vessel overtaking another, shall keep
out of the way of the overtaken vessel.
(b) Every vessel coming upon another vessel from any direction more than 2 points aft her beam;
that is, in such a position, with reference to the vessel which it is overtaking that at night it
would be unable to see the other vessel's sidelights, shall be deemed to be overtaking vessel,
and no subsequent alteration of the bearing between the 2 vessels shall make the overtaking
vessel a crossing vessel within the meaning of this Code or relieve her of the duty of keeping
clear of the overtaken vessel until she is finally past and clear.
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