The 2025 New York State Boater Safety Law requires that all boat operators must complete a National Association of State Boating Law Administrators boater safety course and carry the Boater Safety ...

BEFORE BOATERS BEGIN CHARTING A COURSE THIS SUMMER, THEY WILL HAVE TO PASS ONE. MASSACHUSETTS RECENTLY ENACTED A NEW BOATING SAFETY LAW THAT REQUIRES MOTOR BOAT OPERATORS TO TAKE AND PASS A BASIC ...

Starting Jan. 1, under Brianna’s Law, New York State requires all motorized boat and personal watercraft operators, regardless of age, to pass a boater safety course and carry a New York boater safety ...

SOUTHWICK — With the new state law requiring all boaters to eventually earn a safety certificate to operate any powered craft on the state’s waterways, the Massachusetts Environmental Police will hold ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Those who want to operate a boat in Massachusetts next year will be required to obtain a safety course certificate if they were born after January 1, 1989. The new ...

There are also two online options available: a traditional course at boat-ed.com for $44.95 and an interactive course at ilearntoboat.com for $59.95. These options cater to different learning ...

A recent law brings Massachusetts in line with all the other New England states and will go into effect in 2026. On a cold May night in 2010, two young men with scant boating experience left a pier in ...

If you drive a boat or plan to drive a boat, take that personal responsibility seriously. Programs like BoatClass are making it easier than ever to make the most of your time on the water. For most ...