Operating a Jetpack Vessel

Jetpack vessels must be operated safely and responsibly.

• To operate/ride a jetpack vessel, you must:
  • Be at least 16 years of age and…
  • Carry a Certificate of Boating Safety Education with you and…
  • Wear a helmet and…
  • Wear a high-impact rated, USCG–approved Type I, II, or III PFD and…
  • Display international orange markings such as having a vest or flag attached to yourself.
• You may NOT operate a jetpack vessel:
  • In a reckless or negligent manner
  • While under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs
  • Between sunset and sunrise
  • Within 100 feet in any direction, including vertically, of any bridge, structure, shore, wharf, pier, piling, buoy, vessel, or person in the water
  • In or near an area where visibility is restricted
  • In a speed zone or channel unless the rider maintains contact with the water at all times
  • In a porpoise-like motion where the vessel goes under the water for a lateral distance of more than two feet and then resurfaces, unless the water is at least 25 feet deep
• No jetpack vessel rider may pick up another person or use a tandem harness with a second rider.