§ 46-27-1

In this chapter, the term: (1) 'Headway speed' in this section means the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft can be operated and maintain steerage way. (2) 'Operator' means a person who operates or who has charge of the navigation or use of a watercraft. (3) 'Personal watercraft' means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional method of sitting or standing inside the vessel. History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 88, § 1; P.L. 1991, ch. 131, § 1.