Walk It Through: The Boat on the Lake
Beers in the cooler on a skiff, a trooper's boat alongside, and a float plane ride home.
Friends spend a summer day on a lake in a skiff with a cooler of beer. The owner plans to drive the skiff back to the dock.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A recreational skiff and a small float plane after a day of drinking. Federal aviation rules, commercial vessels and passengers who are not operating are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- DUIDriving, or operating an aircraft or watercraft, while under the influence of alcohol, an inhalant or a controlled substance, or with 0.08 percent or more alcohol on a test within four hours.
- Implied consentA person who drives in Alaska is considered to have consented to a chemical breath test after a lawful DUI arrest, and to a preliminary breath test at the scene.