Chapter 4: The Legal Requirements of Boating
Contents

• Your Vessel's Certificate of Registration and Decal
• Other Facts About Titling and Registering Your Vessel
• Hull Identification Number
• Who May Operate a Vessel
• Unlawful Operation of a Vessel
• Manatee Protection Zones
• Alcohol and Drugs
• Obstructing Navigation
  • Homeland Security Restrictions
• Personal Flotation Devices (Life Jackets)
• Fire Extinguishers
• Backfire Flame Control Devices
• Proper Ventilation
• Mufflers
• Navigation Lights
• Visual Distress Signals
• Sound-Producing Devices
• Divers-Down Flag
• Other Equipment and Local Regulations
• Liveries (Boat / PWC Rental Facilities)
• Requirements Specific to Personal Watercraft (PWCs)
• Towing a Person Legally With a Vessel
• Waste, Oil and Trash Disposal in Florida and Federal Waters
  • Protect Florida's Seagrasses
  • Protect Florida's Waterways from Invasive Aquatic Plants
• Boating Accidents and Casualties—What the Law Requires You to Do
• Enforcement and Penalties
• Florida Required Equipment Checklist
• Protecting Florida's Waterways
  • The Florida Manatee
  • Airboats
  • Resource Violations & FWC's Wildlife Alert Reward Program
• Chapter 4 Summary
• Review Questions for Chapter 4: The Legal Requirements of Boating