The purpose and scope of 323 CMR 4.00 is to protect the public safety by establishing rules of conduct governing the operation of personal watercraft, by promoting voluntary compliance with the rules, and, when necessary, by deterring, through fines and penalties, noncompliance with the rules. The Division of Law Enforcement intends to improve, through the rules, the safe and appropriate use of personal watercraft.
323 CMR, § 4.01