The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 19, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 May 1984 — Page 42

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the PAPER - WED,, MAY 23, 1984

Follow rules to moke boating fun

Boating can be fun. It can be the source of much pleasure all summer long, but boating can also be disasterous if common sense rules are not followed. In addition, failure to follow Indiana boating laws can result in prosecution for offenders. Here are some of the Indiana boating laws everyone should be aware of: All boats shall be equipped with at least one life preserver, ring buoy, life jacket or bouyant cushion of a make or type approved by the U.S. Coast Guard for each person on board. In the operation of a watercraft, no person shall throw, dump, place, deposit or cause or permit to be thrown, dumped, placed or deposited any litter, putrid or unwholesome substance or the contents of any water closet or toilet, catch basin or grease trap in or upon public waters or the banks of public waters of this state. It shall be unlawful to carry in any boat kept, maintained or operated upon the public waters of this state and used to carry passengers for hire, any gas, liquefied gas or inflammable liquid capable of being used for cooking, heating or lighting. The exception would be pocket lighters. It shall be unlawful to operate any boat upon the public waters of this state during the period between sunset and sunrise which is not equipped with a light or lights as hereinafter required, all in good repair and operating conditions and all displayed and lighted or burning except as hereinafter otherwise permitted. All motorboats and sailboats shall be equipped with a bright light aft, visible 360 degrees for a distance of two miles or more. The white light must be illuminated at all times between sunset and sunrise when the boat is not standing alongside or secured to a pier, dock or berth; exception: boats on lakes where boating is restricted to propulsion solely by oars, paddles or electric motors. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any boat upon the public waters of this state in any manner or under any circumstances or at any rate of speed prohibited by this act. Every, person operating any boat shall operate the same in a careful and prudent manner, having due regard for the rights, safety and property of other persons, the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic, and possible injury to the person or property of other persons. No person shall operate any boat which — , or any part of which — is so designed or constructed or is in such condition or state of repair as to endanger the person or property of any other person. It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 14 years to operate a watercraft with a horsepower rating in excess of 10 horsepower, except when: 1) accompanied by a person over the age of 18; 2) accompanied by any person holding a certificate of completion of an approved boating course determined to be so by the Department of Natural Resources; 3) Such person under age 14 shall have completed an approved boating course.

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No person shall operate any boat while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs. No person shall operate any boat during the period between sunset and sunrise at a rate of speed greater than 10 miles per hour. No person shall operate any motorboat so as to approach or pass another boat in such a manner or at such a rate of speed as to create a hazardous wake or wash. No person shall operate any motorboat in a circular course around any other boat in which the occupant is engaged in fishing or swimming. No person shall operate a motorboat so as to approach or pass within 200 feet of the shoreline of any lake or channel thereof at a place or point where such lake or channel is 500 feet or more in width, except for the purpose of approaching a pier, dock, trolling or the shore. No person operating or occupying any boat shall sound any whistle or horn when the passage of such boat is clear and without danger or when a warning signal is not necessary to prevent injury to a person or property. Unnecessary sounding of a whistle or horn is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited No person shall operate any boat which is loaded with passengers or cargo beyond its safe carrying capacity. No person shall participate or compete in any boat race unless such race is over a fixed and marked course and unless a permit for such race hasJbeen issued. The operator of any boat involved in any accident or collision resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to any boat or other property shall; Stop such boat immediately and as close as possible; return to the scene of such accident and remain there until he has complied with the re-« quirements. He must then give his name and address, a full identification of the boat operated by him and the name and address of the owner and, upon request, exhibit his operator's license to the operator or operators of the other boat or boats and to any person, or persons injured; render reasonable assistance to any person injured. All flat-bottomed boats supported by floats, commonly called pontoon boats-, shall be required to display a fixed combination red and green light forward and a fixed white light aft. For more information on Indiana boating laws, contact a local Indiana Conservation officer or the Law Enforcement Division, Department of Natural Resources, 606 State Office Building, Indianapolis, Ind. 46204. Phone 317-232-4016.

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