Safe boating course starts April 10

TORRINGTON — The Torrington Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a safe boating/personal watercraft certification course, presented by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

The fee for the course is $25 per person. The course is open to individuals age 12 and older and will take place on April 10, 12, and 17 from 6-9 p.m. at Coe Memorial Park.

Attendance on all three days of the course is required. Participants who successfully complete this course and pass the test qualify for a safe boating certificate and a certificate of personal watercraft operation which allow an individual to operate any recreational vessel including a personal watercraft (jet ski-type vessel) on Connecticut’s waters.

The registration fee submitted to the Parks and Recreation Department covers only the cost of attending the three-day course. Upon successful completion, participants will need to purchase the safe boating certificate and a certificate of personal watercraft operation through the state of Connecticut DEEP for an additional fee of $50.

All participants are required to have a state of CT Conservation ID number; all can register for the course without an ID number, but must have one established prior to the first night of class.

For information, call 860-4892274.