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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources
6/1/2023

Chapter 390.
Watercraft: Safe and Reasonable Operation of Vessels
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Section 10
Applicability
Section 11
Definitions
Section 20
Motorboats approaching head and head
Section 30
Motorboats crossing
Section 40
Overtaking another vessel
Section 50
Responsibility between vessels
Section 60
Sailing vessels approaching one another
Section 70
Duty of vessel required to keep out of way; duty of other vessel
Section 80
Duty to slacken speed to avoid damage by motorboat's wake
Section 85
Operators to give right-of-way and reduce speed
Section 90
Duty where operator's vision obscured
Section 100
Operation in narrow channel
Section 110
Departure from regulations to avoid immediate danger
Section 120
Regulations not to exonerate operator from neglect
Section 130
Standard whistle and horn signals
Section 140
Riding on decks and gunwales
Section 150
Safe speed
Section 160
Penalties

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