Definitions.

In this chapter, the term: (1) €œHeadway speed€ in this section means the slowest speed at which a personal watercraft can be operated and maintain steerage way. (2) €œOperator€ means a person who operates or who has charge of the navigation or use of a watercraft. (3) €œPersonal watercraft€ means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional method of sitting or standing inside the vessel.