Regulation .10 Boating Safety Education Certificate.
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A.
A person born after July 1, 1980, may not operate a vessel that is required to be numbered, without obtaining a certificate of boating safety education from this State or another state by satisfactorily completing a course of instruction in boating safety administered by:
(1)
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary;
(2)
The U.S. Power Squadron;
(3)
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources;
(4)
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources; or
(5)
A person certified to teach the course administered by West Virginia or Maryland Natural Resources Boating Safety Education personnel.
B.
A person who is subject to §A of this regulation shall:
(1)
Possess a certificate of boating safety education when operating a vessel on the Lake; and
(2)
Show the certificate on demand of a law enforcement officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
C.
The following persons are exempt from this section:
(1)
A resident of a state other than Maryland or West Virginia who is visiting the Lake for 60 days or less in a vessel that is numbered in another state if the person:
(a)
Is 15 years old or older, and
(b)
Has been issued a boating safety certificate, if required by that state, in accordance with the criteria of the National Association of Boating Law Administrators;
(2)
A person visiting the Lake for 90 days or less in a vessel from a country other than the United States; or
(3)
A person who is operating a vessel in connection with commercial purposes.