What boaters need to know about Massachusetts’ new safety requirement

BEFORE BOATERS BEGIN CHARTING A COURSE THIS SUMMER, THEY WILL HAVE TO PASS ONE. MASSACHUSETTS RECENTLY ENACTED A NEW BOATING ...

Mass. boaters to require safety certificate by April 1st

Starting April 1st, a mandatory instruction through the Hanson Milone Act of 2024 states Massachusetts boaters must have a ...
MassLive

Boating safety course and passing exam completion will be required to operate watercraft in ...

SOUTHWICK — The chair of the town’s Lake Management Committee said a new state law establishing a boater education program and requiring all boaters to earn a safety certificate to operate on the ...
The Boston Globe

Massachusetts has never required a license or a safety course to operate a boat. Until now.

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 ...
Fort Myers Beach Talk

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Fort Myers Beach offers boating safety class

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary on Fort Myers Beach announced that it will be offering a boating safety course on Saturday, April 18. The safety course meets legal requirements and provides insurance ...
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Boater safety course to be held in Hammondsport in July

HAMMONDSPORT, N.Y. (WETM) — A recent law passed in New York State now requires motorized boat operators to have a boating safety certificate, it’s called “Brianna’s Law.” The Steuben County Sheriff’s ...

Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer one-day boating safety course in Supply

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a one-day boating safety course on April 11 that meets North Carolina’s boating ...