Boating Safety Class offered by USCG Massena Auxiliary

A boating safety class is offered on May 21^st & 23rd from 4:45 to 9 PM each night, at the Malone Fish and Game Club, Webster St. Rd., Malone, NY. Participants need to attend both classes and pass a test at the end.  Cost is $35.00 per person. Call 518-483-5073 with any questions. Minimum age to take the class is 10 years old. The boater’s certificate is valid in all 50 states.  All personal watercraft operators must complete a boating safety course and those boat operators born on or after Jan. 1, 1978 must complete a safety course beginning in 2024. The requirement would extend to all motor boat operators beginning in 2025, regardless of age. Failure to comply could result in a fine of between $100 and $250 under the new law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2020.