Table of Contents Introduction ..........................................................................................2 Part One: Registration ..........................................................................................7 Part Two: Trailering ..............................................................................................13 Part Three: Equipment ...........................................................................................19 Part Four: Rules of the Nautical Road ..........................................................29 Part Five: General Boating Requirements ................................................. 37 Part Six: Getting Underway ...........................................................................43 Part Seven: Specific Recreational Boating Activities .................................52 Part Eight: Personal Watercraft ........................................................................59 © 2024 by the State of New York, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Bureau of Marine Services. All rights reserved. 5