Due to a new boating law passed last year, all motorboat operators, regardless of age, must have a boating safety certificate by 2025 in order to operate motorized watercrafts, including personal watercraft such as jet-skis.
Under the new law, all motorboat operators:
•Born on or after January 1, 1993 needed a boating safety certificate beginning in 2020.
•Born on or after January 1, 1988 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2022.
•Born on or after January 1, 1983 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2023.
•Born on or after January 1, 1978 will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2024.
All motorboat operators regardless of age will need a boating safety certificate beginning in 2025.
Information on taking the boating safety course in-person or online can be found at https://parks.ny.gov/recreation/boating/.
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