Starting April 1, 2026, all motorized vessel operators must complete a state-approved education course to enhance safety across Massachusetts’ waterways ...

Passing a safe boating class is now a requirement for all boaters in New York State. Brianna’s Law went into full effect on ...

The new rule is part of a law passed back in 2019, called Brianna's Law, which is named after an 11-year-old Long Island girl who died in a boating accident in 2005.

The America’s Boating Club of Sanibel-Captiva will present the U.S. Power Squadron’s “America’s Boating Course” in two ...

Beginning in February, boaters have a choice between two courses to earn their boating license —a Safe Boating Certificate — with the Darien Sail and Power Squadron at the Noroton Yacht Club ...

New York state has taken this task to heart with Brianna’s Law. The law requires that all motorboat operators must complete a boating safety course and obtain a certificate from the NYS Office of ...

Despite unsafe boating’s clear threat to manatees and other wildlife, the wildlife commission’s previous requirements for boater safety courses did not include specific topics relating to manatees and ...

After over a decade of advocacy and legislative effort, spearheaded by the family of a man who was killed in a boating ...

The act requires the commission to approve new safety topics for the state’s boating-safety education course. “Unsafe boating kills manatees and threatens the species’ survival, and better education ...