43Towing wake boarders and wake surfers

43 Towing wake boarders and wake surfers

43 Towing wake boarders and wake surfers

(1) The operator of a power-driven vessel must ensure that a person who is wake boarding or wake surfing from a vessel, whether or not using a rope, is not less than 7 metres from the centreline of the stern of the vessel.

(2) The operator of a power-driven vessel must ensure that a person who is being towed from a vessel using any other device is not less than 7 metres from the centreline of the stern of the vessel.

(3) This clause does not apply if—

(a) the operator considers, and mitigates, the risks associated with carbon monoxide emissions, and

(b) the vessel is not fitted with a propeller at the aft most position of the hull.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

cl 43: Am 2016 (613), Sch 1 [7].