§ 2212. Restrictions and regulations relating to the operation of personal watercraft.
§ 2212. Restrictions and regulations relating to the operation of personal watercraft. (a) No person shall operate a personal watercraft unless such person is 16 years of age or older, except that a person between 14 and 16 years of age may operate a personal watercraft if such operation occurs under the direct supervision of […]
§ 2401. Definitions.
§ 2401. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) The term “sponsors and operators” shall mean The Pilots’ Association for the Bay and River Delaware and the Ports of Philadelphia Maritime Exchange. (2) The term “watch officer” means any river pilot, licensed as such by any state, or any person otherwise certified by the sponsors […]
§ 2213. Rentals of personal watercraft.
§ 2213. Rentals of personal watercraft. (a) No person shall rent a personal watercraft to any person who does not hold a valid automobile driver’s license. (b) No person shall rent a personal watercraft to any person unless and until such personal watercraft is conspicuously marked with the word “rental” and such other markings as […]
§ 2402. Limitation of liability of watch officers and vessel traffic information service entities.
§ 2402. Limitation of liability of watch officers and vessel traffic information service entities. (a) The liability of any watch officer who renders informational and/or communications assistance to vessels entering, leaving or transiting the Delaware River and Bay and their tributaries and approaches, including the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal or any other water within the […]
§ 2214. Exceptions.
§ 2214. Exceptions. The restrictions and prohibitions of this subchapter shall not apply to law-enforcement vessels operated by law-enforcement personnel in the performance of their duties, nor shall the provisions of this subchapter apply to any person engaged in a professional exhibition or participating in a regatta, race, marine parade, tournament or exhibition held in […]
§ 2215. Enforcement; penalties.
§ 2215. Enforcement; penalties. (a) The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control shall be the State agency authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary for the safe and proper administration of this subchapter. (b) The State, each county within this State and each municipality within this State shall have concurrent authority […]
§ 2221. Certificate of boating safety education.
§ 2221. Certificate of boating safety education. (a) From and after January 1, 1994, except as provided in § 2222 of this subchapter, a person born on or after January 1, 1978, may not operate on the waters of this State a vessel required to be registered in this State or any other state, or […]
§ 2222. Exemptions.
§ 2222. Exemptions. The following persons shall be exempted from the requirements of this section: (1) Any person who holds a valid Coast Guard captain’s license; or (2) Any person who holds a valid Delaware River and Bay pilot’s license, or its equivalent from another jurisdiction. 69 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 4;
§ 2120. Regattas, motorboat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions.
§ 2120. Regattas, motorboat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions. (a) The Department may authorize the holding of regattas, motorboat or other boat races, marine parades, tournaments or exhibitions on any waters of this State. It shall adopt and may, from time to time, amend regulations concerning the safety of motorboats and other vessels and […]
§ 2121. Local regulations.
§ 2121. Local regulations. (a) This subchapter and other applicable laws of this State shall govern the operation, equipment, numbering and all other matters relating thereto whenever any vessels shall be operated on the waters of this State, or when any activity regulated by this subchapter shall take place thereon; but nothing in this subchapter […]