Boating Safety
Personal Enrichment | Available
This 8-hour certificate course is an introduction to the basic principles of safe and responsible boating. To help ensure New York's waterways remain safe and enjoyable, this course teaches basic boating skills and encourages common sense and courtesy to all who share the water. Topics covered include rules of the nautical road, required safety equipment, special boating related activities, and more. Students successfully completing this course earn a safe boating certificate. Must be at least 10 years old by March 21, 2026 to participate.
IMPORTANT! You must also register with NYS Parks HERE to be considered registered.
- Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
If you are 18 years of age or older, there is a $10.00 fee for your permanent boating safety certificate, payable to New York State Parks. This is in addition to course fees paid. NYS Parks does not collect a certificate fee for students under the age of 18.
There will be a break for lunch in the afternoon. Snacks are encouraged.
- Please bring something to write with.