Careless or Imprudent Operation

Colorado law designates the following dangerous operating practices as illegal.

Careless or Imprudent Operation of a vessel is operating in a reckless, careless, or unsafe manner that causes danger to any person, property, or wildlife. Examples of careless or imprudent operation include:

• Becoming airborne or completely leaving the water while crossing the wake of another vessel at an unsafe distance from the vessel creating the wake or when visibility is obstructed
• Weaving through congested waterway traffic
• Operating such that your vessel or another vessel must swerve abruptly or cut speed abruptly in order to avoid collision
• Failing to follow the navigation rules
• Entering a marked swimming area with a vessel
• Operating such that your vessel collides with another vessel, object, or person
• Chasing or harassing wildlife with your vessel