Improper Speed or Distance

North Dakota law designates the following dangerous operating practices as illegal.

Improper Speed or Distance is not maintaining a proper speed or distance while operating a vessel. Specifically, it is illegal to:

• Operate a vessel at greater than “slow, no wake speed” within 100 feet of:
  • A person fishing from a shoreline
  • A swimmer
  • A swimming or diving raft
  • An occupied, anchored, or unpowered vessel
• Operate a vessel at greater than “slow, no wake speed” within 250 feet of a reduced speed or “slow, no wake speed” sign
• Operate at excessive speed during periods of reduced visibility while:
  • In close proximity to other vessels
  • In narrow, winding channels
  • Near docks or marinas