Are live boating operations allowed at night?

Live boating operations at night are generally considered unsafe and are therefore not permitted. This is primarily because nighttime conditions significantly reduce visibility and can increase the risks associated with diving and vessel operations. During nighttime, it becomes more challenging for crew members to monitor divers, assess conditions, and respond to emergencies.

Additionally, without sufficient light and clear visibility, the likelihood of accidents increases, such as miscommunication between divers and operators, difficulty in locating divers if they surface far from the vessel, and complex navigation for the boat itself. Therefore, safety protocols typically dictate that operations requiring diving or other activities similar to live boating should be conducted during daylight hours to ensure the highest safety standards are maintained.

While there are scenarios where operations might be conducted at night under strictly controlled conditions, such as the use of proper lighting, those are exceptions rather than the rule and would generally require additional experience and training, which brings us to the statements regarding proper lighting and experienced divers—factors that complicate but do not generally support live boating at night as a standard practice.