Boating Education Requirements – NYS Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
A safe day on the water is a fun day on the water! To help ensure our waterways remain safe and enjoyable, New York State’s Brianna Law will require all motorized boaters to take a safe boating course and earn their safe boating certificate by 2025. The New York Safe Boating Course teaches basic boating skills and encourages common sense and courtesy to everyone sharing the water.
The Antique Boat Museum is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer the Boat America curriculum throughout the 2025 season in-person and virtually.
2025 Dates:
- February 20 & 21 | 6-10 pm – In-person
- March 19 & 20 | 6-10 pm – In-person
- April 14 – 17 | 7-9 pm – Virtual
- May 5 – 8 | 7-9 pm – Virtual
- May 17 | 10 am – 6 pm – In-Person
- June 14 | 10 am-6 pm – In-person
- July 12 | 10 am–6 pm – In-person
- August 9 | 10 am–6 pm – In-person
- September 15, – 18 | 7-9 pm – Virtual
- October 6 – 9 | 7-9 pm – Virtual
*six-student minimum and twelve-student maximum for each session
In-Person: Check in for your class at the admissions desk in the Haxall Building. Any remaining payments will be collected at that time.
Online: Each session is held Monday through Thursday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Students will need a computer or tablet with internet access, a functioning webcam, and a microphone to participate in this class. Textbooks can be picked up at the Antique Boat Museum or mailed for $5. Each evening, a Zoom invitation will be emailed to all students immediately before the start of class. You only need to register for and attend one session to receive your certificate.
Questions? Contact Molly Voth: mvoth@abm.org or 315-686-4104 ext. 225.
Cost*: $35 per student
*Tuition pricing does not include 6% registration fee charged by FareHarbor.
