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Illinois Boating
Laws & Regulations

Who needs an Illinois Canoeing Education Certificate?

Anyone born on or after Jan ane, 1998 who operates a powered watercraft of 10hp or more needs a Boater Rubber Document. BOATERexam.com^® is a delegated provider for the Illinois Department of Natural Resource.

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Illinois Canoeing Safety Requirements

Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs aka Life Jackets)

The Illinois Department of Natural Resource requires one wearable Type I, II, 3, or V PFD for each person aboard all vessels. Ensure PFDs are readily accessible.
In addition to the higher up requirement, Illinois boaters are required to deport at least i Blazon 4 (throwable device) PFD aboard whatsoever vessel 16 feet or longer (with the exception of canoes and kayaks).
A Type V PFD is approved for restricted apply and may be substituted for a blazon I, Two or Iii only when used for the activeness specified on the label and must be worn.
Flotation devices that are ripped or in poor condition are non considered approved.
Everyone on a personal watercraft or specialty prop-arts and crafts must wear a U.S. Declension Guard-approved Type I, II, III or 5 PFD.

PFD Requirements for Children

All boaters or passengers nether thirteen years of age must exist wearing their PFD while on the deck or in the cockpit of a vessel underway that is less than 26 feet in length.

Boating Historic period Requirements

No i under x years of age may legally operate any type of motorboat.

Persons aged ten or 11 years may not operate any blazon of motorboat unless they are supervised past a parent or a guardian, or a competent adult who is at to the lowest degree xviii years old, designated by a parent or a guardian.

No one who is at least 12 and less than eighteen years of age may operate a motorboat unless:

They have in possession a valid Boating Education Certificate of Competency issued by the Illinois Section of Natural Resource, or
They are nether the direct supervision of a parent or guardian, or a competent adult who is at least 18 years former, designated by a parent or guardian

Booze & Boating Nether the Influence (BUI)

A boater with a blood booze content of 0.08% or more shall be presumed to exist under the influence of alcohol. This too applies to persons under the influence of any of the post-obit:

Any controlled substance
Alcohol and any combination of controlled substances
Whatever substances which mentally or physically impair a person's normal operation.
There is severe injury to any person as a outcome of the offense;
The person bedevilled has a prior OUI confidence.
If the death of a person occurs while the operator is OUI, penalties increment to a class 2 felony.

Additionally, if an operator is convicted of OUI while a child under the historic period of xvi is on the vessel, they will face a mandatory minimum fee of $500, likewise every bit a minimum 5 days community service, in addition to the penalties stated higher up.

By operating a boat or PWC on Illinois waters, y'all accept consented to exist tested for alcohol or drugs if requested by a constabulary enforcement official. If you refuse to be tested, y'all will be subject to suspension of the privilege to operate a watercraft for a minimum of 2 years.

Illinois Boat Registration

The Role of Law Enforcement of the Department of Natural Resources is responsible for regulating the country boating laws of Illinois.

All vessels must accept an Illinois certificate of registration and expiration decals to legally operate on public waters in Illinois.

Exceptions for the boat registration requirements include:

A watercraft which has a valid marine document issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, EXCEPT whatsoever documented vessel used upon Illinois waters for more than 60 days in a agenda year.
Vessels registered in another state and operated on Illinois waters for non more than than threescore consecutive days.
Sailboards
Non-powered watercraft owned and operated on water located entirely on land belonging to the owner of the watercraft.*
Vessels operated on private lakes

Vessels owned by the federal government.
Not-turn a profit arrangement-endemic canoes or kayaks*
A watercraft from another land other than the United States temporarily using the waters of the State.
A vessel used exclusively as a ship'due south lifeboat; and
Watercraft competing in a race approved by the Department of Natural Resources.

*Although canoes and kayaks that practice not have a mechanical ways of propulsion, and vessels that are federally documented do non have to display the registration number, they are still required to display the registration decal.

Certificate of Number

The certificate of registration indicates the number that must be displayed on the bow of the vessel. The document must be kept on board and bachelor for inspection past an enforcement officeholder whenever the gunkhole or PWC is being operated.

Registration information must be kept current:

The boats registration is valid for a catamenia of three (iii) years. All certificates expire on June fifteen of the 3rd year.
If you modify accost, y'all must notify the Department of Natural Resources within 15 days of the alter.
You must report to the local Department of Natural Resources inside 15 days if your boat is destroyed, or transfers buying.
If you lose or destroy your certificate of registration or decal y'all must apply to the Department of Natural Resources for a duplicate.

Personal Watercraft Laws & Regulations

Do not underestimate Personal Watercrafts (PWC) - they are very powerful for their small size and demand the same respect equally any boat. In fact, PWC functioning must adhere to the same rules and regulations as any other powerboat - including registration with the land and a B-1 class fire extinguisher aboard. PWCs accept some additional requirements:

Each person riding on a PWC must wear a U.South. Coast Baby-sit-canonical wearable personal flotation device. Recommended PFDs are designed to withstand the impact of hitting the h2o at high speed.
PWCs must either be equipped with an ignition safety switch or have a self-circling feature in example the operator falls off. An operator of a PWC equipped with lanyard-type ignition rubber switch must always attach the lanyard to his or her person, habiliment, or PFD.
It is illegal to operate a PWC while you are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

You must operate a PWC in a reasonable and prudent manner. It is illegal to endanger human life, prophylactic, or belongings. You may non:

Weave through congested traffic,
Follow a vessel that is towing other individuals,
Jump the wake of some other vessel,
Cutting between a boat and an individual being towed,
Cross paths with another vessel when vision is obstructed,
Steer toward an object or person in the water and plow sharply at close range, or
Operate while facing backwards.

Hours of Operation

Operation of a PWC is prohibited between sunset and sunrise.

Age Requirements

Personal Watercraft (PWC) operators in Illinois must be at least 10 years of historic period. Persons who are at least ten years of age just less than 12 must exist under straight control of a responsible person who is at least 18 years of historic period in guild to operate.

All persons who are at least 12 years of age only less than eighteen must either complete a canoeing rubber grade and take a Boating Rubber Education Certificate, or exist accompanied and under the direct control of a responsible person who is 18 or older, in order to operate a PWC.