§ 323. Exemptions
A person is exempt from section 322 if the person: (a) is licensed by the United States Coast Guard pursuant to 46 CFR Part 10; (b) is a person who operates a vessel under supervision of a certified instructor, or supervision of a person who is exempt from section 323 or who holds an identification […]
§ 324. Proof of compliance
(a) A person who is operating a motorboat on any waters of the Virgin Islands and is stopped by a peace officer in the enforcement of this chapter, or the rules adopted under this chapter, shall present to the peace officer proof that he meets the requirements of section 322, or that he is exempt […]
§ 325. Altered, forged, counterfeit or falsified boating education certificate
(a) No person may alter, forge, counterfeit or falsify a boating safety identification card, certificate, license, or temporary operating permit or other document required under section 324. (b) No person may be in possession of a boating safety identification card certificate, license, temporary operating permit or other document required under section 324 which has been […]
§ 297a. Operating a motorboat or vessel while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; violations, presumptions; penalties
(a) It is unlawful for any person while under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or controlled substance included in Schedules I through V of Title 19, section 595, VIC, to operate or be in actual physical control of a motor boat or vessel in the territorial waters of the Virgin Islands. (b) Any person […]
§ 298. Collisions, accidents and casualties
(a) It shall be the duty of the operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, crew, and passengers, if any, to render to other persons affected by collision, accident, or other casualty such assistance as may […]
§ 299. Transmittal of information
In accordance with any request duly made by an authorized official or agency of the United States, any information compiled or otherwise available to the Commissioner pursuant to section 298(b) of this title shall be transmitted to said official or agency of the United States.
§ 300. Water skis and surfboards
(a) No person shall operate a vessel on any waters of this territory for towing a person or persons on water skis, or a surfboard, or similar device unless there is in such vessel a person, in addition to the operator, in a position to observe the progress of the person or persons being towed. […]
§ 297. Prohibited operation; speed limit in restricted areas
(a) No person shall operate any motorboat or vessel, or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a reckless or negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of any person. (b) No motorboat shall be operated in excess of six statute miles per hour within those areas designated within the […]
§ 292. Operation of unnumbered motorboats prohibited
(a) Every motorboat on the waters of the Virgin Islands shall be numbered. No person shall operate or give permission for the operation of any motorboat on such waters unless the motorboat is numbered in accordance with applicable federal law, or in accordance with a federally approved numbering system of a state, territory or possession […]
§ 293. Identification number
(a) The owner of each vessel requiring numbering or registration in accordance with this chapter shall file an application with the Department. The application shall be signed by the owner of the vessel and shall be accompanied by the following fees: For Class I vessels (less than 16′ in length) $ 25.00 For Class II […]