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Who May Operate a Boat?
Those less than 12 years of age:
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May legally operate a boat powered
by a motor of no more than 6 horsepower (hp) without restrictions.
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May legally operate a boat powered
by a motor of more than 6 hp but no more than 35 hp only if they are
directly supervised onboard by a person at least 16 years of age.
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May not legally operate a
boat powered by a motor of more than 35 hp under any conditions.
Those 12 to 15 years of age:
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May legally operate a boat powered
by a motor of no more than 6 hp without restrictions.
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May legally operate a boat powered
by a motor of more than 6 hp only if they:
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Have passed a boating safety
course approved by the Department of Natural Resources and have
onboard their boating safety certificate or...
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Are accompanied onboard by a
person at least 16 years of age.
Those 16 years of age or older:
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May operate any boat on the waters
of Michigan. Note: see Who May Operate a PWC (Personal Water Craft)
below.
Who
May Operate a Personal Water Craft?
No
one less than 12 years old may legally operate a PWC.
A person who is 12
or more and less than 14 years of age may operate a PWC
only if:
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He or she obtained a boating safety
certificate prior to January 1, 1999 or...
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All
of the following conditions are satisfied:
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The person is accompanied solely
by his or her parent or legal guardian.
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Both the person and the parent
or legal guardian have obtained a boating safety certificate.
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The PWC is equipped with a
lanyard-type ignition safety switch and the parent or legal
guardian has the lanyard attached to his or her person, clothing
or PFD (life jacket).
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The PWC is designed to carry at
least two people.
Those 14 years of age or older:
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A person born
after December 31, 1978, may operate a PWC only if he or she has
obtained a boating safety certificate.
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Those born
December 31, 1978, or earlier may operate a PWC without
restrictions.
(taken from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources website;
http://boat-ed.com/mi/handbook/whomayoperate.htm)
You can learn more
about Michigan Boating by going to the DNR Michigan Boating Safety
handbook at
http://boat-ed.com/mi/handbook/.
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