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(g) Private docking or mooring areas 2. Operation between the hours of sunset and <br /> sunrise or when vision is unduly restricted <br /> 2. Prohibited activities are: by weather <br /> (a) Starting from or stopping on shore 3. Operation on bodies of water of less than <br /> (except where posted as permitted) seventy-five (75 acres) <br /> 3 (b) Drawing more than two (2) skiers 4. Operation by a person under the age of six- <br /> (c) On tidal or salt water, water-skiing <br /> teen (16) <br /> from one half(1/2)hour before sunset5, Operation by a person sixteen (16) or sev- <br /> A 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 /> j water: wearable Personal Flotation Device (Type III or <br /> i (1) Great River better; Life belts are not acceptable.) <br /> j (2) Little River §170-7. Swim Area. <br /> (3) Santuit River A. Public Bathing Area <br /> a No Person shall operate a watercraft: <br /> (4) Mashpee River <br /> (5) Hamblin Pond 1. within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a <br /> public bathing area <br /> (6) Jelin Pond <br /> 2. within one hundred fifty (150)to three hun- <br /> j (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 /> hundred fifty (150) feet of the shoreline which is <br /> C. All turns shall be counter clockwise. <br /> qqq; being used as a private swim area. <br /> D. In addition to the operator, there shall be a com- <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. shall: <br /> i <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. ported material at least twelve by fifteen(12x15) <br /> (Type III or better;Life belts are not acceptable.) 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 /> from the surface of the water, or to such other <br /> the Commonwealth, as amended, and to the fur- height in excess of three (3) feet as to be suffi <br /> a ther restriction that no motor or propelled surf- dent to be visible to passing boats. <br /> k board or other personal watercraft operation is <br /> allowed in Mashpee in or on the freshwater C. Stay in an area within one hundred (100) feet of <br /> after the such displayed diver's flag while at or near the <br /> ponds before the hour of 10:00 a.m. and a <br /> hour of 7:00 p.m. surface of the water. <br /> B. Personal Watercraft operation is permitted on D. Recreational diving or swimming in marked boat <br /> fresh water ponds and tidal waters of channels is prohibited. <br /> Popponesset Bay, Nantucket Sound, and <br /> Waquoit Bay subject to the same restrictions for §170-9. Moorings. <br /> watercraft above. In addition, prohibited activi- A. General <br /> ties are: <br /> 1. The location, type and adequacy of every <br /> 1. Towing any object using a personal water- marker, float, buoy, mooring, or fishing <br /> craft. device (including but no limited to: lobster <br /> 74 <br />