Extra Decal on PWC

[jetskier]

Originally Posted by Woodsy

Jetskier...

I suggest you & your friends check with Marine Patrol.... The way I read the RSA it is in fact required.... The MP officer I asked was also under the impression that the sticker was mandatory, not optional...

Whether the sticker requirement is strictly enforced or not probably depends on what body of water you operate on and the local MP officer's mood...

Woodsy

Woodsy...the following is from the rules that govern registration. Please look at section D. It specifies that the decal indicates that the vessel is not classified as a ski craft. As such, it is a boat. Since no one I know operates their PWC in areas of the lake designated "no PWC", the sticker is superfluous. I think your MP contact needs a refresher course.

Jetskier

Saf-C 2302.05 Issuance of Vessel Registration Certificate.



(a) Upon completion of the procedures set forth in Saf-C 2302.03 and Saf-C 2302.04, the department shall assign the owner a vessel registration certificate on which the vessel number is printed, along with a decal.



(b) In addition to (a) above, vessels with a manufacturer’s specification of a 3 or more person capacity which use inboard motors powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motor power and which are designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling or being towed behind the vessel, rather than by a person sitting or standing inside of the vessel, shall be issued an access decal.



(c) Any request for an access decal pursuant to (b) above shall be submitted, in writing, to the division of motor vehicles, as set forth in Saf-C 2302.02(a)(1), along with a copy of the valid vessel registration certificate of the vessel.



(d) An access decal issued pursuant to (b) above shall indicate that the vessel is not classified as a ski craft as defined in RSA 270:73, V.