National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act, 2003 (Act No. 57 of 2003)RegulationsAddo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area Regulations14. Water-skiing |
| (1) | No person may water-ski after sunset and before sunrise. |
| (2) | No vessel towing a water skier may pass closer than 10 meters to— |
| (a) | any other vessel which is stationary or moving; or |
| (b) | a jetty or slipway except when dropping off a water-skier. |
| (3) | The skipper of a vessel shall not follow closer than one hundred (100) meters in the wake of another vessel towing a water-skier. |
| (4) | No person shall use a metal cable or steel wire to tow a water-ski behind a vessel. |
| (5) | No water-skier shall drop or kick out a water ski, unless it is safe to do so and it does not constitute a danger to any other vessel or person. |
| (6) | If a water-skier falls into the water, the skipper of the vessel shall raise a red flag 300 mm x 300 mm until the water skier boards the vessel, or continues to water ski. |
| (7) | No person shall pull a water-ski rope behind a vessel when such vessel is not being used for water skiing activities. |
| (8) | The skipper of the vessel shall not allow any person to water-ski unless such person is wearing suitable personal buoyancy. |
| (9) | The skipper of a vessel shall not allow any person to water-ski outside the demarcated water-ski zone. |