§ 41-13-210 — Riding on gunwales or bow decking prohibited; exceptions

No person operating a motorboat shall allow any person to ride
or sit on either the starboard or port gunwales thereof or on
the decking over the bow of the vessel while underway unless
such motorboat is provided with adequate guards or railing to
prevent passengers from being lost overboard. Nothing in this
section shall be construed to mean that passengers or other
persons aboard a motorboat cannot occupy the decking over the
bow of the boat to moor the watercraft to a mooring buoy or to
cast off from such a buoy, or for any other necessary purpose.