§ 14-15-3-14 — Traffic rules

Indiana § 14-15-3-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 15: REGULATION OF WATER RECREATION
• Ch. 3: Watercraft Operation

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A person operating a boat shall observe the
following traffic rules when applicable:
(1) When two (2) boats are approaching each other "head and
head", or nearly so, each boat shall bear to the right and pass the
other boat on the boat's left side.
(2) When two (2) boats are approaching each other obliquely or
at right angles, the boat on the right has the right-of-way.
However, when:
(A) one (1) boat is under sail or is nonmotorized, the sailboat or
nonmotorized boat has the right-of-way; and
(B) two (2) boats are under sail or are nonmotorized, the boat
on the right has the right-of-way.
(3) A boat operated on a river or a channel shall bear to the right.
(4) A boat may overtake and pass another boat on either side if
the passing can be done with safety and within the assured clear
distance ahead, but the boat overtaken has the right-of-way.
(5) A boat leaving a dock, a pier, a wharf, or the shore has the
right-of-way over all boats approaching the dock, pier, wharf, or
shore.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citation: 14-1-1-26.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.69-2009, SEC.3.