Last weekend's rental boat accident on Lake George has prompted Warren County leaders to discuss adopting a local law that would require those who want to rent boats in the county to take
a state boating safety course.
Not exact matches
For more information about
boating safety - including listings of
boating safety courses - and marine recreation in New York
State, visit www.nysparks.com/recreation/
boating.
State Assemblyman Dan Stec, R - Queensbury, said there have been «early» discussions about a statewide law that would require mandatory
safety courses for
boat renters.
What is in serious doubt, however, is the ensuing overreaction of the Suffolk County Legislature, which subsequently passed legislation effectively requiring all county residents operating «a pleasure vessel upon the waters of Suffolk County» to take an 11 - hour
boating safety course and pass a final exam before being issued a boating safety certificate by «the Commission of the NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; or by any other entity that offers a boating course that meets the standards set by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators.
boating safety course and pass a final exam before being issued a
boating safety certificate by «the Commission of the NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; by the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary; or by any other entity that offers a boating course that meets the standards set by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators.
boating safety certificate by «the Commission of the NYS Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; by the United
States Coast Guard Auxiliary; or by any other entity that offers a
boating course that meets the standards set by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators.
boating course that meets the standards set by the National Association of
Boating Law Administrators.
Boating Law Administrators.»
That would give the Coast Guard Auxiliary, United
States Power Squadrons and similar organizations offering safe -
boating courses that meet the standards set by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators time to «get everyone on board» and receive necessary safety certifi
boating courses that meet the standards set by the National Association of
Boating Law Administrators time to «get everyone on board» and receive necessary safety certifi
Boating Law Administrators time to «get everyone on board» and receive necessary
safety certification.
Attendees must attend both sessions of the two - day
course in order to be eligible for a New York
State Boating Safety Card.
Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon announces a free Boater
Safety Course will be held to provide attendees the necessary instruction to receive a New York
State Boating Safety Certificate.
Registrants must attend both sessions of the two - day
course in order to receive their New York
State Boating Safety Card.
Although the
course is free, there will be a $ 10 fee, for persons 18 and older, for processing a permanent
boating safety certificate with the New York
State Department of Parks.
To complicate matters further and put
boat operators and their passengers at even greater risk, the
state of Michigan does not require
boat owners to complete a
boating safety course.
If you plan to allow minors to use the PWC, the
state recommends a
boating safety course for the minors.
Even though all but a few
states require boaters to pass a
boating safety course, most
states don't require
boat insurance.
The requirement that seems most consistent throughout the
States, municipalities and parks is the one requiring
boating safety courses.
Fortunately for Virginia residents, the cost of PWC insurance is kept lower than in other
states, because watercraft operators in this
state are required to take a
boating safety course.
Although the law in VA does not mandate that you carry
boat insurance, it does require that you register your vessel with the
state and take a
boating safety course at the completion of which you will receive a certification.