NYS Boating Safety Course

The Nassau County Police Department is offering free 8 hour boating safety course.

 

The New York Safe Boating Course

A boating safety certificate may be issued to a person who successfully completes the New York Safe Boating Course that is required by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation. The course is designed as a basic comprehensive boating course, teaching the fundamentals of safe boating operation. Approved by the National Association of Boating Law Administrators, the course requires a minimum of eight hours of classroom instruction, and includes information on the following topics:

  • Accidents & Emergencies
  • Boat Operation
  • Boating Related Activities
  • Boats & Motors
  • Equipment
  • Fueling & Ventilation
  • Marine Environment
  • Navigation
  • Numbering & Registration
  • Personal Watercraft
  • Rules of the Road
  • Safe Loading & Powering

Legal Requirements - Persons Required to Complete a Safety Course

You must possess a boating safety certificate if:

  • You operate a motorboat and are at least 10 years old and less than 18 years old.
  • You operate a personal watercraft and are at least 14 years of age.
  • NOTE: If you are at least 10 years old, you may operate a motorboat (not a personal watercraft) only if someone 18 years old or older, or someone between the ages of 10 and 18 who holds a safety certificate is on board with you.  Persons 14years old and older may operate a personal watercraft if someone at least 18 years old who possesses a boating safety certificate is aboard and accompanying the operator.

To be held at Nassau County Police Academy - 200 Second Avenue, Massapequa Park, N.Y. 
Map & Directions

Course Instructors Police Officers N. McCloy and K. McQuade

For Further Information Contact: webmaster@ncpdmarinebureau.com or call 516-573-4450

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