{"id":773,"date":"2015-04-30T09:03:14","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T13:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=773"},"modified":"2020-03-26T19:30:06","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T19:30:06","slug":"reckless-boat-operation-laws-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/article\/reckless-boat-operation-laws-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Reckless Boat Operation Laws in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>North Carolina\u2019s Laws for Negligent or Reckless Boat Operation<\/h2>\n<p>In North Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncwildlife.org\/Boating\/Laws-Safety\">reckless boat operation<\/a> means operating any boat, or manipulating any waterskis, aquaplane, or similar devices in a willfully or wantonly reckless or negligent manner that endangers the life, limb, or property of any person.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-732\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a boating accident as a result of reckless boat operation\" width=\"582\" height=\"328\" data-original-set=\"https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.boatsmartexam.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/04\/ReportingBoatAccidentsStaticFix-01-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Examples of reckless operation include:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weaving through congested boat traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Jumping the wake of another boat \u00a0within 100 feet of that boat, or when the visibility around the other boat is obstructed.<\/li>\n<li>Intentionally approaching another boat in order to swerve at the last possible moment to avoid a collision.<\/li>\n<li>Operating contrary to the &#8216;rules of the road&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Following another boat too closely.<\/li>\n<li>Towing a person behind your boat in a manner that causes the person being towed to collide with another person or an object.<\/li>\n<li>Permitting passengers to ride on the bow, gunwale, transom, seat backs, raised decks or any other location on the boat where there is a risk of falling overboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Boat Speed Limit Laws in North Carolina<\/h2>\n<p>The operation of a boat at a speed that may cause inconvenience, danger, damage, or injury is illegal in the state of North Carolina. Local speed limit regulations may vary depending on the area\/body of water.<\/p>\n<p>Any boat entering, leaving or passing within 50 yards of a state-owned or controlled boating and fishing access area is required to operate at a \u2018No-Wake\u2019 speed.<\/p>\n<p>Any person operating a boat within 100 feet of a law enforcement boat that is displaying a flashing blue light is required to slow their boat to a \u2018No- Wake\u2019 speed, unless the boat is in a narrow channel, in which case they are required to slow to a \u2018No-Wake\u2019 speed when within 50 feet of the law enforcement boat that is displaying a flashing blue light.<\/p>\n<h2>Restricted Areas<\/h2>\n<p>It is illegal in the state of North Carolina to operate a personal watercraft (PWC) on state waters at a speed greater than &#8216;No-Wake&#8217; when within 100 feet of a:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moored or anchored boat.<\/li>\n<li>Dock or pier.<\/li>\n<li>Swim float.<\/li>\n<li>Marked swimming area.<\/li>\n<li>Swimmers.<\/li>\n<li>Surfers.<\/li>\n<li>Persons engaged in fishing activities.<\/li>\n<li>Human-powered boats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","article-category":[10],"article-tag":[270,151,170,181,247],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Reckless Boat Operation Laws and Regulations in North Carolina<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The laws involved with negligent and reckless boat operation in North Carolina. 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