The Dee Estuary Conservancy Harbour Revision (No. 2) Order 2023

Water-skiing, aquaplaning and similar activities

32.—(1) A person must not engage or take part in water-skiing, aquaplaning or any similar activity in the main channels.

(2) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (1), a person must not engage or take part within the estuary in water-skiing, aquaplaning or any similar activity except—

(a) with the written permission of the harbour master given either specifically or generally,

(b) only in such areas as may be designated by the conservancy authority, and

(c) in accordance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the harbour master may specify.

(3) A master of a vessel, whilst using the vessel for the purpose of towing a water-skier or a person aquaplaning, must have on board at least one other person capable of taking charge of the vessel and of giving such assistance as may be reasonably required during the towing and in the recovery of the water-skier or person aquaplaning and must carry—

(a) for each person on board or being towed a life jacket or a personal buoyancy aid,

(b) two hand-held distress signals and a fire extinguisher, and

(c) for each person water-skiing or aquaplaning, a rescue quoit with line or other sufficient hand-thrown rescue device.