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State Requirements • • • New Jersey, www. njsp. org/maritime/ New York, www. nysparks. state. ny. us Connecticut, www. ct. gov/dep Pennsylvania, www. fishandboat. com Massachusetts, www. boated. com/ma/handbook/agency. htm • Rhode Island, www. dmv. com/ri/rhodeisland/all-about/boating-regulations • New Hampshire, www. nhboateducation. com • Vermont, www. vsp. vermont. gov • Maine, www. gov/ifw

State Requirements • Subjects • Age • Boating Education and Licensing • Registration

Education and Licensing New Jersey • Age Restrictions for power vessels • <13 years may not operate a power vessel • 13 - 15 years low power (<10 hp) with a Boating Safety Certificate (see site for more details} • =>16 may operate a power vessel including a PWC with a Boating Safety Certificate njsp. org/maritime/

Education and Licensing New Jersey • Regulations for Tidal Waters • Residents and boaters for more than 90 days require a NJ State Police Boating Safety Certificate. • Boating Safety Courses are available through USCGA, USPS and other NJ licensed instructors • Visitors require a Boating Safety Certificate approved by their home state, USCG, or NASBLA. njsp. org/maritime/

Education and Licensing New Jersey • Regulations for Non Tidal Waters • Residents require a Boat License from the MVC requires NJSP Boating Safety Certificate to issue a Boat License. • Visitors require written proof of a course similar to a NJ Boating Safety Certificate or approve by USCG, or NASBLA. • Exceptions: <1 hp, 12 volt electric, vessel => 12’ with a motor <10 hp, an authorized race with a permit, certain private or community lakes, check local regulations njsp. org/maritime/

Titling, Registration & Documentation - New Jersey • Registration • All powered vessels • NJ Department of Motor Vehicles registers vessels: www. state. nj. us/mvc • Vessels registered in other states operating for more than 180 consecutive days in NJ

Titling, Registration & Documentation - New Jersey • Documentation: • All documented vessels for which the owner maintains, owns, rents, leases or otherwise occupies space within NJ, other than on a transient basis, must be registered with NJ DMV • Are not required to display registration number • Shall display registration stickers njsp. org/maritime/

Education and Licensing New York • Age and Education • 10 - born after May 1 1996 you may operate a motorboat (non-PWC) with a boating safety certificate • 14 years and older you may operate a PWC with a boating safety certificate • Born before May 1 1996 a boating safety certificate is not required to operate a motor boat www. nysparks. state. ny. us

Education and Licensing New York • Acceptable courses • NYS 8 hour course taught by a NY approved instructor. To find a course go to: www. nysparks. state. ny. us • USCG Auxiliary ABS or BS&S at www. cgaux. org • US Power Squadron ABC at wwwusps. org

Titling, Registration & Documentation - New York • Registrations numbers and validation stickers • The registration number must be permanently attached to both sides of the vessel’s bow, read from left to right, be 3” block letters and of a color that contrasts with that of the hull. • Validation stickers are to be affixed to the hull, in line with, and no further than three inches aft of, the registration number. www. nysparks. state. ny. us

Titling, Registration & Documentation - New York • Documentation: • Documented pleasure vessels must apply for registration and display the appropriate validation stickers. The DMV will not issue a title or a number to a documented vessel. • Validation sticker should be placed in the same place they would be if there was a registration number. www. nysparks. state. ny. us

Education and Licensing Connecticut • Age to operate a power vessel • <12 only a vessel with < 10 hp • 12 to any age a power vessel except a PWC • 16 to any age a PWC ct. gov/deep

Education and Licensing Connecticut • Education • To operate a power boat or sail boat =>19. 5’ (no motor): • Residents and Property Owners must have a Ct Safe Boating Certificate • Anyone using Ct waters for more than 60 days in a year must have a Ct Safe Boating Certificate ct. gov/deep

Education and Licensing Connecticut • Education PWC • To operate a Personal Water Craft (PWC) all persons must have a Ct Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operations (CPWO) • Certificates from some neighboring states are acceptable, contact CT DEEP ct. gov/deep

Education and Licensing Connecticut • Education continued • Requirements • Boat: 8 hour SBC (Safe Boating Certificate) course • PWC: 8 hour combined SBC and CPWO (Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation) course • A 2 1/2 hour PWC course will provide a temporary CPWO • SBC plus 2. 5 hour PWC class room course = CPWO ct. gov/deep

Education and Licensing Connecticut • Education continued • Providers • Community Colleges • Private Providers • USCG Auxiliary • US Power Squadron ct. gov/dep

Education and Licensing Connecticut • Education continued • Schedule of classes • ct. gov/deep • cgaux. org • usps. org ct. gov/dep

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Connecticut • Registrations • All power boats and sail boat =>19. 5’ • Owned by Ct residents or boat in Ct more than 60 days • Registrations is handled by the Ct DMV (ct. gov/dmv/) • Numbers and Validation stickers are issued to the owner ct. gov/dep

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Connecticut • Registrations continued • Registration numbers must be placed on the hull near the bow on both sides. • Validation stickers must be placed two inches to the right of the number. • Starboard side toward the bow • Port side toward the stern ct. gov/dep

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Connecticut • Documentation • Documented vessels must be registered if in the state more than 60 days. • Validation stickers but not numbers are issued and must be affixed to both sides of the bow. ct. gov/dep

Education and Licensing Pennsylvania • Age for operating a power boat • 0 - 25 hp: no restrictions • > 25 hp: 12 years of age • PWC: 12 - 15 years of age may NOT operate with passengers 15 years of age or younger on board or rent a PWC • PWC: 16 www. fish. state. pa. us

Education and Licensing Pennsylvania • Boating Safety Education Certificates • 0 - 25 hp: No certificate required • > 25 hp: Persons born after January 1 1982 must have a boating safety certificate • PWC: All operators must have a boating safety certificate www. fish. state. pa. us

Education and Licensing Pennsylvania • Boating Safety Education Certificates • Pennsylvania residents must have a permanent Boating Safety Education Certificates issued by the PA Fish & Boat Commission • Out of state boaters must have a certificate issued for a course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). www. fish. state. pa. us

Education and Licensing Pennsylvania • Classroom Courses • • Pa Fish & Boat Commission U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary U. S. Power Squadrons Other approved organizations • Class finder • www. fishandboat. com www. fish. state. pa. us

Education and Licensing Pennsylvania • Distance Learning • Boat Pennsylvania Internet Boating Course information is available from www. fishandboat. com • Pennsylvania Video-Correspondence Course, call 1 -888 -723 -4741 www. fishandboat. com

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Pennsylvania • Registration • Boats propelled by machinery and electric motors must be numbered, regardless of length and type of motor • Documented boats must be registered • Unpowered boats may be registered • Renewal cycle is every two years www. fish. state. pa. us

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Pennsylvania • Numbering • Forward half of the vessel • Read left to right • Registration decal 6” before or aft of the number • Documented and low-volume boats (kayaks) do not have to display number but must display registration decals www. fish. state. pa. us

Education and Licensing Massachusetts • Age for operating a power boat • 12 - 15 years with Boating Education Course no restrictions • =>16 No requirements • PWC requirements • <16 may not operate a PWC • 16 - 17 with State approved Boating Education Course • 18 and older no reqirements www. boat-ed. com/ma/handbook/pwc. htm

Education and Licensing Massachusetts • Classroom Courses • Massachusetts Boating and RV Bureau • U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary • U. S. Power Squadrons • Other approved organizations • Class finder • www. mass. gov/dfwele/dle/courselist. htm www. boat-ed. com/ma/handbook/pwc. htm

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Massachusetts • Registration is required for all boats except • Boats without any kind of motor (unpowered canoes sailboats or kayaks • Boats registered in another state and using Ma waters less than 60 consecutive days • Boats documented with the US Coast Guard www. boat-ed. com/ma/handbook/pwc. htm

Education and Licensing Rhode Island • All Rhode Island residents born after 1/1/1986 must have a Boater Safety Education Certificate (BSEC) • PWC: BSEC is required for all operators • Less than 13 you must have a BSEC on board and be supervised by an adult over 18 www. dmv. com/ri/rhode-island/all-about/boating-regulations

Education and Licensing Rhode Island • Boater Safety Education Certificate Cont’ • Exceptions • Vessels =>10 hp • USCG Commercial Operators License • Non residents who meet the requirements of boaters in their respective states www. dmv. com/ri/rhode-island/all-about/boating-regulations

Education and Licensing Rhode Island • Classroom Courses • U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary • U. S. Power Squadron • Community College of Rhode Island • Other NASBLA approved courses • On line courses are acceptable • Boat Ed, US Coast Guard, Boat. Wise, Boat US Foundation • On line courses may not be acceptable in other states www. dmv. com/ri/rhode-island/all-about/boating-regulations

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Rhode Island • Registration is required for all powered by machinery, gasoline, diesel, electric • Exceptions • Rowboats less than 12 feet • Non-motorized canoes sailboats or kayaks • Boats registered in another state and using RI waters less than 90 consecutive days www. dmv. com/ri/rhode-island/all-about/boating-regulations

Titling, Registration & Documentation - Rhode Island Numbering • Be affixed on both sides of the bow • Be block letters, three inches high and contrasting with the color of your boat • Letters must be separated from the numbers by a space or a hyphen. • Registration decals are placed after the number separated by a space • Port side aft of the number • Starboard side forward of the number www. dmv. com/ri/rhode-island/all-about/boating-regulations

Education and Licensing New Hampshire • Age and certificte requirement for operating a power boat • 0 - 25 hp: no restrictions • > 25 hp: 16 years of age with a Boating Safety Education Certificates • PWC: 16 with a Boating Safety Education Certificates • Born before January 1 1982 no BSEC required

Education and Licensing New Hampshire • Boating Safety Education Certificates • Boating certificate issued by another state and NASBLA approved • USCG Auxiliary boating safety certificate • USPS boating safety certificate • USCG unexpired commercial boating license • NH unexpired commercial boating license

Education and Licensing Vermont • Age for operating a power boat • < 12 years boats =< 6 hp • => 12 years operate a power boat except a PWC with a Boating Safety Education Certificates • PWC: 16 with a Boating Safety Education Certificates

Education and Licensing Vermont • Education • Over the Internet: Complete study course @ www. boat-ed. com/vermont • In a classroom: The Vermont State Police can help you find a course @ www. vsp. vermont. gov or 802 -878 -7111 x 2211 • Not a residents of Vermont and have proof that they passed an approved boater education course in another state.

Education and Licensing New Hampshire • Age for operating a power boat • =< 25 hp does not have any restrictions • Vessel > 25 hp => 16 yrs with a SBEC. • < 16 years boats only if accompanied by a person => 18 with a SBEC • PWC => 16 yrs with a Safe Boater Education Certificate (SBEC)

Education and Licensing New Hampshire • NH Safe Boating Education Certificate. • Log on to www. nhboatingeducation. com • Take the on line course • Print the On Line Exam Results Slip • After two business dates phone 888 -254 - 2125 to find in-person examination at one of numerous locations

Education and Licensing New Hampshire • New Hampshire also accepts: • A boating certificate issued by another State agency and NASBLA approved. • A boating certificate issued by the US Power Squadron. • A boating certificate issued by the US Coast Guard Auxiliary. • An unexpired commercial boating license issued by the US Coast Guard. • An unexpired commercial boating license issued by the State of New Hampshire.

Registration New Hampshire • All motor boats including electric must be registered and carry a validation sticker • Sailing vessels >12’ including boats and boards must be registered • Other small vessels, canoes, kayaks without motors are exempt • Boats registered in other states using NH 30 or more consecutive days must be registered

Education and Licensing Maine • Age restrictions for operating a power boat • <12 yrs, >10 hp only if supervised by a person at least 16 years • PWC: No one under 16 yrs may operate a PWC. 16 and 17 yrs must have an approved Boating Safety Certificate and proof of age or be accompanied by a person => 18 • =>18 no requirements

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