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Do You Have Your Safe Boating Certifictate Yet? |
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Written by Donna Danis
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Effective January 1, 2008 no person 16 years of age or older, may operate a powerboat with an engine in excess of 25 horsepower (including electric powered motors) on the public Waters of New Hampshire without a valid safe boating education certificate. If you have not taken the course yet, you may not be legal driving your boat next summer. The PLIA would like to know if members are interested in having the course taught in Nottingham this spring. This is a very convenient way to comply with this mandatory requirement.
Last fall, twenty-six members attended the PLIA sponsored boating education safety course held at the Nottingham School. The two-evening course was taught by Officer Mulligan of the NH Marine Patrol and was very informative even for experienced boaters.
If there is enough interest, the PLIA will sponsor a class on a Saturday in April, 2007. We will again attempt to schedule Officer Mulligan at the Nottingham School. If you are interested, please email
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For more information about the Boating Education Certificate and the current course schedule, visit:
<http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/ss/boatinged/index.html>; NH Dept of Safety Boater Education Site
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