§ 41-13-212 — Motorboat pulling skier to be occupied by at least 2 persons; hours of operation; use of care; exceptions

(a) No motorboat which shall have in tow or shall be
otherwise assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar
contrivance, shall be operated or propelled in or upon any
waterway, unless such motorboat shall be occupied by at least
two (2) persons. Provided, that this subsection shall not apply
to motorboats used by representatives of duly constituted water
ski schools in the giving of instruction, or to motorboats used
in duly authorized water ski tournaments, competitions,
expositions, or trials therefor, or to any motorboat equipped
with a wide angle rear view mirror.
(b) No motorboat shall have in tow or shall otherwise be
assisting a person on water skis, aquaplane or similar
contrivance from the period of one (1) hour after sunset to one
(1) hour prior to sunrise. Provided, that this subsection shall
not apply to motorboats used in duly authorized water ski
tournaments, competitions, expositions, or trials therefor.
(c) All motorboats having in tow or otherwise assisting a
person on water skis, aquaplane or similar contrivance, shall be
operated in a careful and prudent manner at a reasonable
distance from persons and property so as not to endanger the
life or property of any person.
(d) No person shall operate or manipulate any vessel, tow
rope or other device by which the direction or location of water
skis, aquaplane, or similar device may be affected or controlled
in such a way as to cause the water skis, aquaplane, or similar
device, or any person thereon to collide with or strike against
any person or object, other than a jumping ramp or in
conjunction with skiing over a slalom course.
(e) The person required to be in a motorboat under
subsection (a) of this section who is not operating the
motorboat shall:
(i) Continuously observe the person being towed.