3. OPERATING RULES AND PROHIBITED USES
3.1 Safety Equipment. Every rider must wear a properly fitted, non-inflatable U.S. Coast Guard-approved personal flotation device at all times. The operator must attach the engine cutoff lanyard to the operator's person, clothing, or PFD before starting the engine and while underway.
3.2 Lawful Hours and Area. Operation is permitted only during the rental period, within the approved riding area, and during lawful daylight hours. No operator may enter a prohibited, restricted, shallow, environmentally sensitive, marked-off, or unsafe area.
3.3 Safe Operation. The operator must maintain a proper lookout, safe speed, and safe distance; operate defensively; obey navigation rules, markers, no-wake zones, manatee zones, and instructions; and reduce speed for traffic, wakes, visibility, depth, shoreline, docks, swimmers, wildlife, and weather.
3.4 Prohibited Conduct. No racing, speed contests, wake or surf jumping, stunts, towing, fishing, commercial use, criminal activity, intentional beaching, overloading, operation while impaired, reckless maneuvers, or use inconsistent with manufacturer instructions.
3.5 Weather and Stop-Use Duty. Renter must monitor conditions and immediately stop in a safe location and contact Buc'N Antz upon lightning, dangerous wind or waves, poor visibility, mechanical warning, unusual vibration or noise, collision, grounding, capsize, injury, fuel concern, or any unsafe condition.