Haw. Code R. § 13-256-16 - Thrill craft operations; general provisions
(a) No
person under fifteen years of age shall operate a thrill craft. No person shall
permit, or mislead another person into permitting, a person under fifteen years
of age to operate a thrill craft.
(b) No person shall operate thrill craft
within a marine life conservation district or marine natural area
reserve.
(c) Thrill craft
operations shall be curtailed in certain designated areas as described in
subchapters two through eleven as necessary, to:
(1) Avoid possible adverse impacts on
humpback whales or other protected marine life;
(2) Provide for increased public
access;
(3) Reduce user conflicts;
and
(4) Promote overall public
safety.
(d) Effective
January 2005, all recreational thrill craft operators shall be required to
possess, and make available upon demand of enforcement personnel, a certificate
of completion from a state approved course on the safe use and operation of a
thrill craft. The State may recognize reciprocity with other states, i.e., the
National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved
portion of the personal water craft course; however, all operators shall be
required to complete the portions of a certificate course for Hawaii that
includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Local
ocean safety principles and practices;
(2) The historical, cultural, and customary
practices of Hawaii's ocean users; and
(3) Any rules or laws pertaining to protected
species and thrill craft operation in the State.
(e) All thrill craft operators and passengers
shall be required to wear a personal flotation device in accordance with
section
13-243-1.
(f) All persons holding or receiving a
certificate of completion under this section are exempt from section
13-244-15.5 for purposes of operating thrill craft.
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