§ 52-7-13. Boating Safety Zones; Restrictions on Use of Motors and Operation of Houseboats on Certain Lakes; Exceptions
The following are established as boating safety zones from May 1 through the following September 30: The ocean waters adjacent to Jekyll Island, which shall include all those waters for a distance of 1,000 feet from the high-water mark on Jekyll Beach from the northernmost point to the southernmost point of Jekyll Island; The ocean […]
§ 52-7-14. Collisions, Accidents, and Casualties; Salvage Rights
Duty to render assistance and identify vessel and self. 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, to render to other persons affected by the collision, […]
§ 52-7-15. Furnishing Information to Federal Officials and Agencies
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 department pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 52-7-14 shall be transmitted to such official or agency of the United States for analytical and statistical purposes. History. Ga. L. 1960, […]
§ 52-7-16. Towing Persons on Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Surfboards or Similar Device
No person shall operate a vessel on any of the waters of this state for towing a person or persons on water skis, aquaplane, surfboard, or any similar device unless the vessel is equipped with a wide-angle mirror mounted in such a manner as to permit the operator of the vessel to observe at all […]
§ 52-7-17. Speed and Load Restrictions; Riding of Bow or Gunwale of Vessel
The speed of each vessel shall at all times be regulated so as to avoid danger or injury or damage or unnecessary inconvenience, directly or by the effect of the wash or wave raised by the vessel, while in the vicinity of swimming areas, docks, floating boat houses, moored boats, or boats engaged in fishing […]
§ 52-7-9. Boat Liveries
The owner of a boat livery shall cause to be kept a record of the name and address of the person or persons hiring any vessel, the identification number thereof, the departure date and time, and the expected time of return. The record shall be preserved for at least six months. Neither the owner of […]
§ 52-7-18. Rules of the Road for Boat Traffic
All vessels operating on the coastal waters of this state shall conform to the “Steering and Sailing Rules” established by Section II, Rules 11 through 18, of the International Navigation Rules Act of 1977, as amended. All vessels operating on the inland waters of this state shall conform to the “Steering and Sailing Rules” established […]
§ 52-7-10. Exhausts to Be Muffled; Exemptions; Noise Level Testing
The exhaust of every internal combustion engine used on any vessel, excluding those vessels documented by the United States Coast Guard and licensed pursuant to Code Section 27-2-8, shall be muffled or baffled and water injected, except those engines that exhaust through the lower unit or outdrive when the vessel is on plane, so as […]
§ 52-7-19. Regattas, Boat Races, Marine Parades, Tournaments, and Exhibitions
The department may regulate the holding of regattas, boat races, marine parades, tournaments, or exhibitions which by their nature, circumstance, or location will introduce extra or unusual hazards to the safety or lives of participants or observers or will subject the water and adjoining upland resource upon which the event will be held to extra […]
§ 52-7-11. Lights
Categories. Requirements for lights on vessels operated within this state fall into two categories: regulations for vessels using inland waters (waters of this state) and regulations for vessels using international waters (coastal waters). Vessels equipped to meet international waters requirements may operate on any waters; however, vessels equipped to meet inland waters requirements are […]