New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle I - Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Chapter V - Marine And Recreational Vehicles
Subchapter A - Motorboats
Part 451 - Safe Boating
Section 451.2 - Boating safety certificate or exemption required
Universal Citation: 9 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 451.2
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) An operator of a vessel or a PWC must comply with safe boating principles.
(b) A youth who is at least 10 but less than 18 years old must not operate a vessel without adult supervision unless the youth has obtained and is carrying a boating safety certificate or exemption.
(c) A person who is at least 14 years old must not operate a PWC without obtaining and carrying a boating safety certificate or exemption.
(d) A youth who is less than 14 years old must not operate a PWC without supervision by an adult who has obtained and is carrying a boating safety certificate or exemption.
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