Okla. Admin. Code § 300:35-7-8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 300:35-7-8 - Minimum age

(a) A person under sixteen (16) years of age shall not operate any vessel powered by a motor or combination of motors in excess of ten (10) horsepower or any sail-powered vessel sixteen (16) feet or greater in length on the waters of this state unless the person has:

(1) Successfully completed a boating safety education course or has passed a proctored equivalency examination which tests the knowledge of information included in the curriculum of such a course and received a Boating Safety Education Certificate as evidence of successful completion of a boating safety education course or an equivalency examination; and

(2) Is accompanied by a competent adult, eighteen (18) years of age or older, who is in a position on or in the vessel to take immediate control of the vessel being operated.

(b) A person under sixteen (16) years of age shall not operate a personal watercraft unless the person has:

(1) Successfully completed a boating safety education course or has passed a proctored equivalency examination which tests the knowledge of information included in the curriculum of such a course and received a Boating Safety Education Certificate as evidence of successful completion of a boating safety education course or an equivalency examination; and

(2) Is under the visual supervision by a competent adult, eighteen (18) years of age or older within a distance of five hundred (500) yards.

Okla. Admin. Code § 300:35-7-8

Added at 23 Ok Reg 1329, eff 5-25-06; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1801, eff 6-25-10