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| EdFitz |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 13:41:07
If I am boating in the Delaware River bet ween PA and NJ, by which boating regulations must I abide? For example, PA requires PFDs for all children 12 and under, while NJ requires PFDs for all children 13 and under. Also, NJ requires an orange flag to be flown while skiing/tubing, but not in PA.
I assume the state line is directly in the "middle" of the river, so does it matter if I'm on one side or the other? |
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| cwms |
Posted - May 16 2012 : 14:44:46
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Originally posted by Regal 2860
VA ownes 12 ft of the Potomac.
I'm 99% sure the low water line is the border. |
| Regal 2860 |
Posted - May 16 2012 : 14:33:40
VA ownes 12 ft of the Potomac. |
| dl2525 |
Posted - May 16 2012 : 12:24:57
Yes. They will ticket you without a flag.
It's good to use one anyway. It really does help to keep the boat/skier noticed. |
| EdFitz |
Posted - May 16 2012 : 07:57:28
So, do I have to go out and buy a stoopid orange flag to pull a skier? |
| Philyteach |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 18:26:48
Oh, and don't forget that the Delaware is also a navigable waterway following federal laws too. |
| mdoherty |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 14:53:43
The Delaware is a shared river with the state line in the center, the Potomac is totally MD from shore to shore. |
| cwms |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 14:36:02
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Originally posted by pacemakertom
. You need to abide by the law of the state where your boat is registered.
Are you sure about that? My boat is registered in VA where I live and keep it. But as soon as I hit the Potomac River, I'm in MD and I'm guessing, I better follow the laws of MD.
A MD. LEO isn't going to give a rat's a$$ about VA regs. |
| spj |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 14:33:45
Tom is correct, NJ has jusrisdiction from shore to shore, and so does PA. It gets a little more comlicated then which state you are registered in. Even if you are registered in PA, and you launch from NJ, they can and will hold you to the NJ standards. The same goes if you are registered in NJ and launch in PA.
Also if you go into one of the creeks on either shore, you are now in that state's waters.
The one thing you should be good on, is if you have a boater safety card from your home state, they should honor it from either shore.
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| pacemakertom |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 14:09:23
The NJ State Police have jurisdiction on the whole river, from shore to shore. You need to abide by the law of the state where your boat is registered.
Thant being said, it is a good idea not to piss off the local LEO's
Tom |
| cwms |
Posted - May 15 2012 : 13:57:58
If in doubt as to who's jusidiction you are in, follow the regs that are more strict. You don't want to get into an argument with a LEO as to which side of the line you are on. Chances are you won't win. |
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