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New York Boating & Jet Ski Safety Certification

New York State Safe Boater & Jet Ski Certification Class

$2,500.00

* If you are over 18 you will be required to pay NYS Parks a $10.00 fee for your boating safety certificate.
NY Safe Boating Sixth Edition
Private Courses

Private & Corporate Safety Courses Available

If you’re looking for a more private setting such as your office, our instructors can arrange a private class at a location and time convenient to you. Our private classes have the same course curriculum as our public classes, but we can add to our presentation topics of specific interest to your group.
 
  • Our Course fee will vary based on location and number of students.
  • Discounts available for groups of 15 or more.
  • All Students must be at least 10 years old.

Classes are held in Nassau, Suffolk, Brooklyn , Queens, Manhattan, Sullivan & Westchester Counties.

All Students must be at least 10 years old.

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Course Overview

All About Boats: choosing the right boat, classification, how to measure length, basic hull designs, recreational, runabouts, cruisers, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, sailboats and motors types.



Legal Requirements: How to register a boat or PWC (jet ski), validation stickers, hull ID numbers, titling and registering a boat or PWC, required boating safety equipment, pfd’s, fire extinguishers, whistles and horns, visual distress signals, light requirements.



Navigation Rules: Basic safety regulations, pollution regulations, oil discharge, minimum education and age requirements for operators, water skiing regulations, navigation rules, U.S. aid to the navigation system, lateral aids, and regulatory markers.



Getting Underway: Preparation, loading, boarding, homeland security, how to file a float plan, safe boat operation, knots, anchoring, emergency repairs, maintenance, trailering, towing, launching and retrieving.



Accidents & Emergencies: Capsizing, falls overboard, collisions, running aground, emergencies, floating for survival, treading water, using clothes to float, BUI, visual distress signals, accident reporting, fire prevention, first aid.



Special Topics: Weather and water conditions, navigation, using a compass, nautical charts, water sports, diving, water skiing, sailing, personal watercraft (jet ski) operation.



  • Boat Operation
  • Boating Related Activities
  • Boats & Motors
  • Equipment
  • Fueling & Ventilation
  • Marine Environment
  • Numbering & Registration
  • Personal Watercraft
  • Rules of the Road
  • Safe Loading & Powering
Instructors

Our Instructors are New York State and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Certified and spend many hours assisting Coast Guard Vessel Safety Checks and Public Education.

It's The Law

Starting January 1, 2025, NY State requires a boating safety certificate for ALL operators of motorized vessels, regardless of age.

All operators, regardless of age, must have a boating safety certificate to operate a personal watercraft – jetski

Testimonials

What our Students are
Saying

Kurt Fassrainer
2 months ago

I like the way he took his time out to go over everything with everyone

Tom Albert
3 months ago

Betsy Benedith
3 months ago

Truly enjoyed this learning session. It was informative and well worth my time!

Jason Apfelbaum
3 months ago

Madeline Bianchi
3 months ago