Colorado Boating

American Boat Operators' Course

Colorado Boat Operators' Course

Laws and Safety Equipment
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1	Video
2	Laws
3	Numbering and Registration
4	Safety Equipment-Life Jackets
5	Fire Extinguishers
6	Visual Distress Signals
7	Ventilation
8	Mufflers
9	Backfire and Flame Control
10	Whistle Bell and Horn
11	Navigation Lights
12	Pollution and Garbage
13	Reckless Operation
14	River Restrictions
15	Buoys
16	Personal Watercraft
17	Water Skiing
18	Diving
19	Boating Under the Influence
20	Accidents
21	Homeland Security
22	Chapter Review

Buoys

No person shall operate a vessel in an area which has been marked by the use of buoys as a bathing, swimming or otherwise access prohibited area. Every person operating a vessel in an area which has been marked by the use of buoys as a controlled area shall comply with the restrictions and requirements indicated on the buoys. The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to patrol boats or emergency vessels or in any emergency situation.
No person shall moor, attach, or hold in any manner, a vessel to any buoy, other than a mooring buoy, or any other aid to navigation placed in the water by proper authority as aids to navigation or to mark restricted areas. No person shall remove, destroy, or damage any marker or buoy.