Boating safety courses meet new regs

Regulations for operating a personal watercraft, i.e. boat, Jet Ski, now require an operator's certificate. By the year 2004 all operators must have these certificates. This year, all operators born on or after January 1, 1975 must have a certificate. In 2003, operators born on or after January 1, 1972 must have a certificate.

To obtain an Operator's Certificate a person must complete a Boating Safely Course sponsored by a Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla. Below is a listing of upcoming area courses. Two classes qualify an operator.

Contact Roger Howlett at 964-2551 for registration for classes in the Hamlin area.

•July 13 and July 20 - Boating Safely Course, 8 hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hamlin Town Hall Route 19.

•August 10 and August 17 - Boating Safely Course, 8 hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hamlin Town Hall, Route 19.

•Contact Alice Denneville at 346-5567 for registration in the Lakeville area.

•June 14 and June 22 - Boating Safely Course, 8 hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Interpretive Center at Vitale Park.

•July 10 and July 17 - Boating Safely Course, 8 hours, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Interpretive Center at Vitale Park.