{"data":{"id":"us-de/23-del.-c.-2211","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"23 Del. C. § 2211","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subchapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:\n(1) “Approved personal flotation device” shall mean any United States Coast Guard approved type I, II, III or V personal flotation device.\n(2) “Headway speed” shall mean the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerage and control of a personal watercraft while such personal watercraft is moving.\n(3) “Personal watercraft” shall mean any class A in-board vessel (less than 16 feet in length) as defined by the United States Coast Guard which uses either an internal combustion engine powering a water jet-pump or a propeller as its primary source of propulsion and which is designed to be operated either by a person or persons sitting, standing or kneeling on the vessel, or by a water skier via remote control, instead of in the conventional manner of vessel operation, such as riding in the vessel.","path":["Title 23. Navigation and Waters","CHAPTER 22. Boating Safety","Subchapter II. Personal Watercraft"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title23/c022/sc02/index.html#2211","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:28Z","sha256":"56a45847a4e1659fd74fe284d35b9b88471712f9638423625a109a2e43245f32","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/23-del.-c.-2203","next":"us-de/23-del.-c.-2212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}