Army Safety Program Section 1 Introduction 1-1. Purpose (add) The primary purpose of this supplemental regulation is to establish policy guidance in addition to existing Army Regulations for activities and operations specific to the ARNG Safety Program. 1-2. References
Age Restrictions. 1  Children under 12 may only operate a motorboat on Ohio waters if they are accompanied by an adult who is 18 or over (supervisor must have a boater education card if they were born on or after January 1, 1982). 2  No one under the age of 12 may operate a personal watercraft (PWC) on Ohio waters. Persons 12 thru 15 may operate a PWC if accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years of age (if the supervisor was born on or after Jan 1, 1982 he or she must be in possession of a boater education card).
There is no minimum age requirement to take a boating course. Most courses are designed for students 12 years of age and older. There is a requirement that all personal watercraft operators must be at least 12 years old in Pennsylvania. person 12 through 15 years of age may not operate a PWC legally with any passengers 15 years of age or younger on board. The only age limit for passengers is for PWC's ONLY, this does not apply to boats. The illustrations at the PA boating handbook at http://www.fish.state.pa.us/boatcrs/03bo... shows this.