N.Y. Navigation Law § 78: Boating safety certificate

§ 78. Boating safety certificate. 1. "Boating safety certificate"

shall mean a certificate issued by the commissioner evidencing that the

holder thereof has successfully completed a course of instruction in

boating safety as provided in this section. The commissioner shall put

into effect a plan for the training of all boat operators and the

issuance of such boating safety certificates. For the purposes of this

section, the term "boating safety" shall include instruction in the safe

operation of personal watercraft and specialty prop-craft.

2. "Boating safety certificate" shall also mean a certificate issued

by the commissioner evidencing that the holder thereof has successfully

completed a course of instruction in the safe operation of vessels

including personal watercraft and speciality prop-craft. The

commissioner is authorized to collect a fee not to exceed ten dollars

for the issuance of such certificate which fee shall be deposited in the

"I love NY waterways" boating safety fund established by section

ninety-seven-nn of the state finance law, as added by chapter eight

hundred five of the laws of nineteen hundred ninety-two, and shall be

solely available to support the administration of personal watercraft

and specialty prop-craft safety training and enforcement.

3. The commissioner is authorized and directed to establish a system

for tracking and replacing boating safety certificates issued by the

commissioner. The commissioner is further authorized to require that any

other entity approved by the commissioner to provide courses of

instruction and award boating safety certificates establish a system for

tracking and replacing boating safety certificates so as to enable the

replacement of lost or stolen certificates to those who have previously

been awarded such certificates.