b'B O AT I N G R E G U L AT I O N Saboard. Theoperatormustalsogivehis/hername,addressand vessel identification number to the other operator(s) or owner of the damaged property.Operators involved in a boating accident which results in any of the circumstances noted below shall immediately notify the nearest law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in the area and, not later than48hoursaftertheaccident,reportthematteronaform provided by the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, (DEEP) Boating Division:1. The death of any person from whatever cause.2. The disappearance of any person from on board.3. The injury of any person sufficient to require medical attention beyond simple first aid.Any accident in which the total damages to all property affected is in excess of $500 must be reported by the operator not later than five days after the accident on forms provided by the DEEP. Theformcanbedownloadedonourwebsite:https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Boating/Boating-and-Paddling select Laws and Requirements The operator of the vessel must make out the report, if they cannot do so, the owner or a survivor of the accident must initiate the report. (Page 65)boating privileges for life, three years (at least one year of which cannot be suspended or reduced) in jail and probation requiring 100 hours of community service.Penaltiesforrefusaltosubmittoachemicaltestaremore substantial than failing the test.Marijuana Intoxication and Boating PHOTO CREDIT - GWENDOLYNN FLYNNConnecticuts new marijuana law provides for the legal adult use of marijuana but operating a boat while under the influenceRules for Jet Packs and Flyboardsof marijuana or other drugs is still illegal. Under the new law DrugPublicAct16-187setforthrulesforWaterJetPacksand RecognitionExperts(DREs)willbetrainedandmadeavailableFlyboards, known as Jetted Articulated Vessels (JAVs).to police departments around the state to test whether someone You must be 16 years of age or older to operate a (JAVs).suspected of operating a boat while under the influence of marijuanaYoumusthaveavalidCertificateofPersonalWatercraft or other drugs is over the limit. Boat operators who are determinedOperation to operate a JAV.to be over the limit or refuse to submit to a drug influence evaluation Anyone who can turn the JAV on or off, or who can influence the from a DRE will face the suspension of their boating license uponthrust, speed or direction of the JAV is considered to be an operator arrest. of the JAV. Under these rules it is possible for a JAV to have more Boating Accidents and Reporting than one operator. You are not allowed to use a JAV in a Slow-No-Wake area or All operators of vessels involved in an accident must remainwithin 200 feet of any dock, shore, pier or fixed structure or within 100 atthesceneandassistanyothervesselorpersoninvolved,iffeet of any vessel except to transit the area: NO TRICKS ALLOWED!possible,withoutendangeringtheirownvesselorthepeople 2022 Connecticut BOATERS GUIDE31'