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Personal Water Craft, PWC, must follow the same rules as other motorboats.

All vessels in the US are required to follow the Inland Rules when operating in waters specified by the Secretary. Unless operating outside of COLREGS demarcation lines. Other countries follow their own maritime navigation rules and if not abide by the International Rules (72 COLREGS). For US Inland Rules and International Rules of the Road (All Countries ratifying the treaty). Please refer to the link below.

In the United States, rules and regulations for boating, including PWCs, vary by state. You need to check with the agency that regulates boating in each state. You can easily check multiple states at a time by going to takemefishing.org and go to the boating catagory. It will bring you diectly to the agency.
All of them. With the exceptions that PWC cannot be operated at night, cannot be used to tow a skier,(in most jurisdictions), operators and passengers must always wear floatation vests, and are not required to carry certain safety equipment that most boats must.
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Regulations for powerboats set down by the Coast Guard for small craft. Most states also have regulations that mirror Coast Guard regulations for small craft.

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Which Country? State? Federal waters?

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Q: What boating laws and regulations must Personal Water Crafts obey?
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