The Chippewa Yacht Club is a members only website Incorporated 1895
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Safe Boating & Personal Watercraft

Useful Links & Notices

A person at least 14 years old may operate a PWC only if he or she:

  • Has passed a boating safety course approved by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and…
  • Carries the State Boating Safety Certificate on board the PWC.

No person under the age of 14 may operate a PWC.

Brianna’s Law in New York

The following table shows when a person operating a vessel (other than a PWC) is required to have a New York State Boating Safety Certificate.

If you were born after:                               You will need boating safety certification when                                                                                       opeating a mortorized vessel in: 

     Jan 1 1978                                                                            2024 

 

 

 

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