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Boat safety equipment checklist Life jackets. Each person on board must have an appropriate life jacket (also called wearable personal flotation devices, or PFDs). ... Throwable flotation devices. ... Fire extinguishers. ... Visual distress signals. ... Sound signaling devices. ... Navigation lights.

All motorboats and sailboats must have proper registration with current registration decals to operate Utah waters legally. For more information on registration and titling, visit the Utah DMV Watercraft page. What is considered a boat? A boat is any type of watercraft capable of transporting a person(s) on the water.

Motorboat. While Utah's open container laws apply to all waters within the state, passengers aboard motorboats are permitted to possess and consume open containers.

Open Container on a Boat Pursuant to UCA 41-6a-526 the prohibition against open containers does not apply to a passenger on a boat. Despite the exception for passengers on a boat, the driver of the boat may not possess an open container of alcohol while operating the boat.

While alcohol consumption is not illegal while boating, boat operators should be aware of the laws and potential penalties for operating the vessel while under the influence. To be safe, boat operators should generally stick to the same guidelines that apply to alcohol consumption and driving a car.

Utah law requires that all boats have at least one wearable U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket of proper size, in good and serviceable condition and readily accessible for each person on board.