Come for the Boating Education…Stay for the Friends America’s Boating Course 3 rd Edition 1...

Come for the Boating Education…Stay for the Friends

America’s Boating Course

3rd Edition

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State & Local RegulationsChapter 2 - Section 8

ConnecticutIncluding Waterskiing Safety Supplement

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Connecticut Certificates

• CPWO- Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation with a (Safe Waterskiing Endorsement) 1.Issued to all current students in Conn.

approved classes 2. May operate boats and jet skis 3. May operate a vessel while towing a skier at age 16 and over• SBC- Safe Boating Certificates- (Issued in the past for operation of boats only)

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Conn. CPWO / SBC Required?

• Person who lives in Connecticut, or• Person who owns property in

Connecticut or • Person who owns a vessel registered in

Connecticut• Does not expire• Out of state operators of Personal

Watercraft must have a Conn. CPWO or equivalent from a reciprocal state.

Jerry Desmond

SBC Certificates are no longer issued, although there are some operators out there that have them. Please consider updated slide

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Out of State Operators

• Must have a Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation from Connecticut or equivalent from a reciprocal state to operate a PWC.

• Can operate a vessel without certificate providing they satisfy age requirement

• Must be age 12 and up to operate a power vessel alone and Age 16 and up to operate a PWC alone


Operator Age Restrictions

• Age 12 and older – Operate power boats alone• Age 11 and under- Only operate power boats 10

h.p. less alone• Age 16 and older- Operate a PWC alone• Age 16 and older- Operate a vessel towing a

skier or tuber• Age 15 and under without a Certificate, may

operate a boat with supervision age 18 or older w/certificate for 2 years

• Age 15 and under, and holds a CPWO, may operate PWC with supervision age 18 or older holding a CPWO.

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Safe Waterskiing Endorsement

THIS WATERSKIING INFORMATION PERTAINS TO ANYONE WHO IS BEING TOWED BEHIND A POWERED VESSEL, INCLUDING INFLATABLE DEVICES THAT DO NOT HAVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

THE OPERATOR MUST BE LEGALLY AUTHORIZED• Operator must be age 16 or older• Must possess valid SBC or CPWO• Possess Connecticut Safe Waterskiing Endorsement• Successful completion of a Connecticut approved safe

boating course includes the Waterskiing Endorsement• Operator responsibilities


Waterskiing / Towing People

• Persons being towed must wear an USCG approved PFD (not an inflatable)

• Water skiing is at least a three-person sport:• Legally qualified operator• Skier, using hand signals with

observer• Observer, at least 12 years of age to

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• Waterskiing is prohibited from ½ hour after sunset to sunrise (sunset to sunrise on PWC)

• Prohibited whenever visibility is restricted to less than 100 yards with a boat

• Towed devices such as tubes must be fitted with hand-holds

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• Tow with towline 100 feet or shorter

• Permitted between sunrise and ½ hour after sunset only, and visibility over 100 yards (Boat)

• Permitted between sunrise and sunset (PWC)

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Vessel Registration

• All motorboats and non-motorized sailboats 19.5 ft. and longer are required to be registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles

• Commercially documented vessels are exempt

• CT validation sticker is placed 2” to the right of numbers


Correct Display of Numbers

3’’ HighContrasting colors

2” Space between letters & numbers, ½” between letters

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EXPIRES April 30, 2016

15CONN. D.M.V.

CORRECT Display OF NUMBERS

validation decals 16

16 port

sidestarboard side

CT 1234 AB


Personal Flotation Devices

Must wear USCG approved for active sports, correct size and serviceable PFD when:

• On a PWC (inflatable PFD not allowed)• All manually propelled vessels from

October 1st to May 31st

• Anyone being towed or wake boarding; an inflatable PFD is not allowed

• Children under the age of 13; an inflatable PFD is not allowed


• Boat Trailers Law limits the width to 8 feet 6 inches. Wider loads require oversize vehicle permit. Gross weight over 3,000 pounds – brakes are required.

• MufflersMotor boats must be equipped with an effective muffler >>13

Connecticut State Requirements


Sound Producing Requirements

Federal Law requires all vessels to carry a noise producing device.• 16 feet and longer - whistle or horn-type

sound producing device capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more

• less than 40 feet – provide means of making efficient sound signal

• 40 feet and longer - signal must be audible for at least ½ mile, plus provided with bell producing clear bell-like tone


Speed Regulations

• Motorboats shall observe ‘Slow no-wake’ when within 100 feet of:

• Shore, raft, pier, or dock, and• Anchored or moored boat

• Exception – vessels taking off or landing skiers

• All boats must proceed at a safe speed for the conditions in which they are operating

• Check the Boaters Guide for specific restrictions


Diving and Underwater Operations

No person shall operate a vessel or allow a person on skis to pass within 100 feet of a diver flag.

If the flag is on a tube of float, it may accommodate up to 4 divers.

If the flag is being flown from a boat, it is limited to the legal capacity of the boat.

Divers and underwater swimmers must display the “Diver Down” flag


Boating Under the Influence (BUI)

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Operating Under the Influence

• Having a blood alcohol content of .08% or more

• .02% if under the age of 21


Accident ReportingIf involved in a boating accident:• Must remain on scene and assist• Must provide contact informationNotify local law enforcement immediately and file report with CT DEEP within 48 hours if• Death of any person from whatever

cause• Disappearance of any person onboard• The injury of any person sufficient to require medical attention

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Accident Reporting

File report within 5 days if total property damage exceeds $500.00.

The CT Boating Accident Report form is imbedded in the Boating Guide and available on-line in a PDF at:

http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/Boating/ Boating_forms/accidentreport.pdf >>19


Following Too Close

Every vessel overtaking another vessel shall keep out of the way of the overtaken vessel. Any person operating a vessel shall not follow another vessel more closely than is reasonable and prudent and shall have regard for prevailing circumstances and conditions so as not to create a risk of collision.


Minimum age to operate alone - 16CPWO required All aboard must wear PFD (not inflatable)No operation between sunset and sunriseNo wake jumping if completely

leaving water within 100 ft. of vessel creating wake >>21

Personal Watercraft (PWC)


No person can ride in front of operatorAny passenger must be able to plant feet on floor deckTowing water skiers from PWC is

permitted from sunrise to sunsetA PWC fitted with an engine cut-

off switch must have the switch lanyard attached to the operator

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No operation faster than ‘slow no-wake’ within 200 feet of dock, pier, float or anchored or moored vesselException – taking off or landing skier – may be within 100 feet of same

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Requirements for using PWC for towing skiers and tubers include:• Capacity to transport at least 3

persons• Hand-holds at or near the rear of

the seat for the rearward facing observer

• An observer at least 12 years of age, facing the towed persons at all times >>24



Required to carry PFD and whistle

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SUPs and Wind Surfing

Must follow boating laws

Must wear life jacket between Oct 1st and May 31st


Special Rule

Upon approaching a law enforcement vessel displaying flashing blue lights or a fire rescue vessel using flashing red or yellow lights, a person operating a vessel shall immediately slow to steerage speed only.


Waterskiing Safety Supplement

Emily’s Law

Effective 1 October 2015, recreational boaters who intend watersports involving towing persons such as skiers and tubers must have successfully completed the education presented in boating safety courses approved by Connecticut. That education is imbedded in this course and was focused upon in this section.

The DEEP has authored a supplement which is attached for presentation to each student, review, and discussion by the Instructor.


Connecticut –No Discharge

• It is illegal to discharge waste, oil, trash or sewage in Connecticut waters

• All vessels with a toilet must have a Marine Sanitation Device attached to the toilet

• The “Y” valve must always be secured

• Trash should always be thrown in proper containers 28


• Trailer boaters should remove visible mud, plants, fish or animals from boats and trailers prior to transport to another body of water.

• Scrape any mussels from boat or outdrive, and flush hull, bilges & water holding compartments with hot water (at least 120º F or use 1 quart / gal of vinegar).

• Do not release plants or fish, including bait, into a body of water unless it came out of that same body of water.

To prevent the spread of non-native fish and mollusks in our waterways, boaters should follow these simple rules:

Aquatic Nuisances

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Aquatic Nuisances

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IT IS ILLEGAL TO TRANSPORT on a boat or trailer any vegetation and the following aquatic invasive species (as determined by the Commissioner pursuant to PA 12-167):

Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Quaqqa mussel (Dreissena bugensis) Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum) Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea) Rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00167-R00HB-05259-PA.htm

http://www.cga.ct.gov/2012/ACT/PA/2012PA-00167-R00HB-05259-PA.htm


• Pump fresh water through engines before leaving the area.

• Empty water out of kayaks, canoes, rafts, etc.• Let boat, PWC's, trailer and equipment dry for at

least 5 days.

Aquatic Nuisances

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Connecticut Department Environment & Energy,

Boating DivisionOld Lyme, CT 06371860-434-8638

On the web: http://www.ct.gov/deep/boating

Contact Information


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