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(g) Private docking or mooring areas 2. Operation between the hours of sunset and <br /> 2. Prohibited activities are: sunrise or when vision is unduly restricted <br /> by weather <br /> (a) Starting from or stopping on shore <br /> (except where posted as permitted) 3. Operation on bodies of water of less than <br /> seventy-five (75 acres) <br /> (b) Drawing more than two (2) skiers 4. Operation by a person under the age of six- <br /> On tidal or salt water, water-skiing teen (16) <br /> from one half(1/2)hour before sunset 5. Operation by a person sixteen (16) or sev- <br /> to one half(1/2) hour after sunrise. enteen (17) years of age without first hav- <br /> (d) Water-skiing, tubing, and kneeboard- ing received a safety certificate required by <br /> ing or towing persons(s) in any man- 323 CMR 4.03(2) <br /> ner on the following bodies of tidal C. All Personal Watercraft operators shall wear a <br /> water: P <br /> wearable Personal Flotation Device (Type III or <br /> (1) Great River better; Life belts are not acceptable.) <br /> (2) Little River §170-7. Swim Area. ' <br /> (3) Santuit River A. Public Bathing Area <br /> (4) operate a watercraft: <br /> Mashpee River No Person shall o ft: <br /> P p <br /> (5) Hamblin Pond 1. within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a 5 <br /> (6) Jehu Pond public bathing area <br /> 2. within one hundred fifty(150)to three hun- j <br /> (7) Sage Lot Pond dred (300) feet of a public bathing area <br /> (8) Ockway Bay except at headway speed. <br /> (9) Shoestring Bay and Simons B. Private Swimming Area <br /> Narrows No person shall operate a motorboat within one <br /> C. All turns shall be counter clockwise. hundred fifty (150) feet of the shoreline which is <br /> D. In addition to the operator, there shall be a com- being used as a private swim area. <br /> petent observer at least twelve (12) years of age §170-8. Divers and Diving. <br /> on board to observe the person or persons being Any person or persons skin diving or scuba diving <br /> towed. <br /> shall: <br /> E. All water-skiers, tubers, and kneeboarders shall A. Display a diver's flag constructed of rigidly sup- <br /> wear a wearable Personal Flotation Device. <br /> (Type III or better;Life belts are not acceptable.) ported material at least twelve by fifteen(12x15) <br /> inches in area of red background with a white <br /> §170-6. Personal Watercraft Operation. diagonal stripe. <br /> A. All Personal Watercraft operation is subject to B. Display such flag on a boat or surface float <br /> the applicable provisions of the General Laws of extending a minimum distance of three (3) feet <br /> the Commonwealth, as amended, and to the fur- from the surface of the water, or to such other <br /> ther restriction that no motor or propelled surf- height in excess of three (3) feet as to be suffi- j <br /> board or other personal watercraft operation is cient to be visible to passing boats. <br /> allowed in Mashpee in or on the freshwater C. Stay in an area within one hundred (100) feet of <br /> ponds before the hour of 10:00 a.m. and after the such displayed diver's flag while at or near the <br /> hour of 7:00 p.m. surface of the water. <br /> B. Personal Watercraft operation is permitted on <br /> D. Recreational diving or swimming in marked boat <br /> fresh water ponds and tidal waters of <br /> channels is prohibited. <br /> Popponesset Bay, Nantucket Sound, and I w <br /> Waquoit Bay subject to the same restrictions for §170-9. Moorings. <br /> watercraft above. In addition, prohibited activi- A. General rti <br /> ties are: <br /> I. Towing any object using a personal water- 1. The location, type and adequacy of every t <br /> marker, float, buoy, mooring, or fishing <br /> craft. device(including but no limited to: lobsterXf­ <br /> j <br /> � N 74 a, <br />