Section 15-140f-1 - Safe boating certificate course content. Safe water skiing endorsement course content(a) Any person required by subsections (a) or (b) of section 15-140e of the Connecticut General Statutes to successfully complete a course prior to issuance of a safe boating certificate shall complete a course in safe boating operation which, for purposes of these regulations, shall include a minimum of eight hours of classroom instruction. Said course shall subscribe to the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) National Boating Education Standards amended from time to time and available online at www.nasbla.org or from the NASBLA Headquarters Office, 1648 McGrathiana Parkway, Suite 360, Lexington, KY 40511. Said course shall include a section on Invasive Aquatic Vegetation as described in subsection (h) of section 15-140e of the Connecticut General Statutes.(b) For purposes of this section, and section 15-140e and subsection (c) of section 15-140f of the Connecticut General Statutes, the following courses in safe boating operation may be approved by the commissioner: (1) Classroom courses with a proctored, closed-book examination in safe boating operation taught by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection personnel or their agents who have been designated to teach such course by the commissioner;(2) Classroom courses in safe boating operation which have been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators with a proctored, closed-book examination;(3) Classroom courses in safe boating operation taught by members of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary with a proctored, closed-book examination; and(4) Classroom courses in safe boating operation taught by members of the United States Power Squadrons with a proctored, closed-book examination.(c) Any person required by section 15-140e of the Connecticut General Statutes to complete instruction in safe water skiing as a prerequisite to receiving a safe water skiing endorsement shall be required to successfully complete a course of instruction approved by the commissioner. (1) Only those instructional courses in safe water skiing and their associated examinations approved, in writing, by the commissioner shall be accepted as meeting the prerequisite for receiving a safe water skiing endorsement. The commissioner shall determine whether an instruction course and examination meets the requirements set forth in this section. An approved instruction course or examination that is altered in a way that omits required content shall be deemed to be unapproved until the commissioner approves, in writing, the change(s) or alteration(s). (A) Any instruction course in safe water skiing that is approved by the commissioner shall include, at a minimum, the following topics: responsibilities and requirements of the vessel owner, operator, and observer while a vessel is engaged in water skiing; responsibilities and requirements of the person or persons being towed; and recognized safety practices for water skiing.(B) Any person seeking to obtain a safe water skiing endorsement and who is required by section 15-140e of the Connecticut General Statutes to obtain such safe water skiing endorsement prior to operating a vessel engaged in water skiing shall be required to pass an examination consisting of a minimum of ten questions regarding safe water skiing practices with a passing score of eighty percent (80%) prior to being issued a safe water skiing endorsement.(C) The commissioner shall incorporate the safe water skiing instruction and examination described in this section into approved safe boating courses offered pursuant to sections 15-140f and 15-140j of the Connecticut General Statutes. There shall be no additional fee for the safe water skiing instruction and examination where it has been incorporated into such courses. The commissioner may offer the safe water skiing instruction and examination described in this section as a stand-alone class. There shall be no fee for such stand-alone class, except that a facility fee of not more than ten dollars ($10), as requested by the facility and approved by the commissioner, may be charged per student and paid to the facility for those classes that take place on property which use is not under the control of the commissioner. The commissioner may charge an administrative fee of not more than ten dollars ($10) per student for an online safe water skiing instruction course approved by the commissioner. An examination administrative fee of not more than ten dollars ($10) per student may be charged by a provider of an online course that has been approved, in writing, by the commissioner.(2) The commissioner shall issue the safe water skiing endorsement as a mark or notation on a person's safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation. (A) The commissioner may issue a stand-alone safe water skiing endorsement to those persons seeking a safe water skiing endorsement who are not required by section 15-140e or section 15-140j of the Connecticut General Statutes to obtain or possess a safe boating certificate or certificate of personal watercraft operation, respectively.(B) The commissioner shall not issue a safe water skiing endorsement to persons who hold a temporary safe boating certificate or a temporary certificate of personal watercraft operation.(d) A list of approved courses shall be maintained by the commissioner.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-140f-1
Effective September 24, 1992; Transferred and Amended September 8, 1998; Amended March 9, 2004; Amended December 22, 2016