Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
235.285(7)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
235.280 authorizes the department to
promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for the
reasonable, safe and equitable use of all waters of Kentucky.
KRS
235.285(7) requires that a
person twelve (12) through seventeen (17) years of age operating a personal
watercraft or motorboat over ten (10) horsepower possess a safe boating
certificate. This administrative regulation establishes the procedures for
acquiring a safe boating certificate.
Section
1. Safe Boating Certificate Card.
(1) To obtain a safe boating certificate
card, a person shall answer correctly at least eighty (80) percent of the
questions on the Kentucky Certification Exam.
(2) There shall be a five (5) dollar
replacement fee for safe boating certification cards.
(3) A person may waive the examination
requirements of subsection (1) of this section if he or she submits to the
department certification showing that he or she has completed a National
Association of State Boating Law Administrators approved course.
Section 2. Safe Boating Course (1)
The safe boating course may be taken by:
(1)
Classroom instruction provided by a department employee or department
volunteer;
(2) Self-study using the
"Kentucky Boating Safety Manual". A person may request a copy of the "Kentucky
Boating Safety Manual" by calling 1-800-858-1549; or
(3) A self-study program on the
Internet.
Section 3.
Safe Boating Guidelines.
(1) Safe boating
guidelines are established in the "Kentucky Boating Safety Manual".
(2) Boaters using Kentucky's waters shall
abide by the guidelines established in the "Kentucky Boating Safety
Manual".
Section 4.
Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following
material is incorporated by reference:
(a)
"Kentucky Boating Safety Manual", 2003 edition; and
(b) "Safe Boating Examination", 2003
edition.
(2) This
material may be inspected, copied or obtained, subject to applicable copyright
law, at the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, #1 Game Farm Road,
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until 4:30
p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
235.280
