Operating a PWC

In Connecticut, these are the operating laws for PWC.

• You may operate a PWC during daylight hours only (between sunrise and sunset).
• No passenger may ride in front of the operator on a PWC.
• No passenger may ride on a PWC unless he or she is able to hold on securely to the person in front of them or to the handholds, and is able to keep both feet on the deck of the PWC in order to maintain balance while the PWC is in operation.
• PWC should not be operated in a manner that requires the operator to swerve at the last possible moment in order to avoid collision.
• PWC are not allowed to jump the wake of another vessel within 100 feet of that vessel in such a way that the PWC’s hull leaves the water completely.
• In addition to the speed restrictions given earlier in this unit, PWC must be operated at no more than "slow, no wake speed" when within 200 feet of a shore, a dock, a pier, a float, or a moored or anchored vessel except when enabling a person engaged in water-skiing to take off or land.
• It is illegal to chase, harass, or disturb wildlife with your PWC.