Personal watercraft
A personal watercraft (PWC) is defined under the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) (MSA) as any recreational vessel that is of a kind that is required to be registered and that:
- has an engine that is used for propulsion
- has a fully enclosed hull
- does not retain water on it if it capsizes, and
- is designed to be operated by a person standing, sitting astride or kneeling on the vessel but not seated within the vessel.