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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

Stay up-to-date on new boating laws!

Be sure to stay abreast of new boating laws and requirements.

• For state boating law information, call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) at 850-488-5600 or visit the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission website.
• For federal boating laws, visit the U.S. Coast Guard's boating safety website.

Information in this manual does not replace what is specifically legal for boating in Florida, which is found in the Florida Statutes and federal law.

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