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Navigable Waters Regulations 1958
Part 6Recreational skipper’s tickets, equipment and safety requirements
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Part 6 — Recreational skipper’s tickets, equipment and safety requirements
Division 1 — Preliminary
46. Terms used 64
Division 2 — Recreational skippers’ tickets
47. Terms used 69
47A. Authority to drive motor boats and RST vessels 70
47B. Learner deemed to be directly supervised 71
47C. Recreational skipper’s ticket 71
47D. Recreational skipper’s ticket, conditions on 73
47E. Interstate or overseas ticket valid for 3 months 73
47F. Exemptions 74
47G. Recreational skipper’s ticket, CEO may refuse, cancel or suspend 74
47GA. Effect of disqualification: cancellation 75
47GB. Effect of disqualification in another jurisdiction 76
47H. Ticket to be produced on request 76
47I. Ticket holder to notify change of details 77
Division 3 — General regulations for motor boats, speed boats and personal watercraft
48. Limitation of speed, water ski-ing and para-sailing 77
48A. Areas for speed boats and water ski‑ing 78
49. Driver to be accompanied and to be alert 79
49C. Driving speed boats behind skiers 80
49D. Right of way when landing a water skier 80
49E. Ski ropes 80
49F. Towing trick water skiers 80
49G. Towing skiers near landing or take‑off areas 80
49H. Ski line to be retrieved 81
49I. Driver of speed boat not to approach shore where skier has landed 81
49J. Sitting on gunwale or back of driver’s seat prohibited 81
49K. Water skis to be retrieved immediately 81
49M. Restrictions on slalom ski‑ing or ski‑jumping 82
50. Towing of water skier prohibited at certain times 83
50A. Restrictions on freestyle driving, surfing and wave jumping on personal watercraft 83
Division 4 — Lifejackets
50B. Lifejackets to be worn on vessels 84
Division 5 — Sailboard riding
50C. Restrictions on sailboard riding 86