FL S0392

Defines "commercial parasailing" as providing for consideration the towing of a person by motorboat where the person is tethered, ascends above water, and remains suspended while the vessel is underway.

Requires vessel owners engaged in commercial parasailing to obtain and maintain insurance coverage of at least $1 million per person and $2 million per event from a state-licensed or state-approved insurance carrier.

Mandates that commercial parasailing operators hold a current valid U.S. Coast Guard license for carrying passengers for hire, maintain an observer 18 years or older on the vessel, and comply with U.S. Coast Guard equipment and crewing requirements.

Establishes operational restrictions including: launching and recovery from vessel only, maximum three tethered riders at once, minimum 1,800 feet from shore, 400-foot clearance from anchored vessels and persons in water, and prohibition within 100 feet of marked Florida Intracoastal Waterway channels.

Prohibits commercial parasailing when sustained wind speeds exceed 20 miles per hour, visibility is less than 0.5 miles, or lightning storms are within 7 miles of the operation area, and requires operators to maintain weather logs; violations are second-degree misdemeanors.