Jetski owners are being advised to stick to water safety rules. Photo / Getty Images
As summer heats up and people head to lakes and beaches, jetski owners are being reminded to stick with safety rules, including not allowing unsupervised young people to ride the machines.
Northland's deputy Harbourmaster Chidambaram Surendran said complaints about jetski users' behaviour typically increased at this time of year, with
most complaints centred on speeding and jetskis being driven too close to other boats or people.
"We've had a number of fairly serious incidents around the region so far this summer, including one young man who allegedly travelled into a marina at speed on a jetski and another where someone allegedly raced closely past a number of moored boats."
Other incidents had included children being towed behind jetskis on a biscuit without a proper lookout and others travelling at speed very close to rocks or riverbanks in narrow coastal areas.
Owners were also reminded to register their jetskis, which was useful to identify them if stolen.
