49Tow rope and towing device requirements

49 Tow rope and towing device requirements

49 Tow rope and towing device requirements

(1) The operator of a power-driven vessel must ensure that the far end of the tow rope or towing device used to tow a person ensures that the person being towed is not less than 7 metres behind the vessel.

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) This clause does not apply if—

(a) the tow rope or towing device used to tow a person is a training bar, and

(b) the person, while being towed, is—

(i) learning how to barefoot ski or use a water ski, wake board or similar device, and

(ii) at least 1 metre from the side of the vessel, and

(iii) at least 1 metre forward of the vessel’s exhaust port.

(3) In this clause—

training bar means a metal bar or pole that—

(a) is fitted to a vessel and extends perpendicular to the centreline of the vessel, and

(b) can be held directly or by means of a short rope by a person being towed.