New boaters will wonder if they need to take a captain’s course, pass a boating license test, and fulfill any other safety requirements before they hit the water. This depends to some degree on where ...

Starting Jan. 1, under Brianna’s Law, New York State requires all motorized boat and personal watercraft operators, regardless of age, to pass a boater safety course and carry a New York boater safety ...

Thousands of boating accidents occur each year. Many of these result from inexperience and lack of knowledge. While boating safety courses are great, these don’t compare to the breadth and depth of ...

New York is like most states when it comes to requirements for driving a boat, not much is needed. You don't need a boater’s license or any formal training, but that may change. Brianna's Law has ...

Boating safety classes aren't just for beginners, said Gerald Miller, public affairs officer for West Alabama Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. “I think people are very surprised when they ...

A year after the Texas Legislature passed a law incrementally expanding the state's mandatory boater education requirement, state boating safety officials say they have seen an increase in the number ...