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PA Boating Handbook
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Cover of PA Boating Handbook This handbook was prepared to provide boaters with information they need to know when operating watercraft on Pennsylvania waterways. It reviews the Commission’s boating regulations and includes information and tips to follow while boating. It does not present the actual laws and regulations.

This handbook is the text for the Commission's PA Basic Boating eight-hour boating course. Use the following information as a tool to make your boating trips safe and enjoyable.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Legal Requirements (State & Federal)
Chapter 3 - Other Water Activities
Chapter 4 - PA Operation Requirements, Navigation, and Communications
Chapter 5 - Boat Operation
Chapter 6 - Safety and Rescue
Chapter 7 - General Regulatory Information
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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission receives federal aid in sport fish restoration and boating enhancement. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 509 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or handicap. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any Commission program, activity, or at a Commission facility, please write to: PA Fish & Boat Commission, Personnel Offi ce, P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7000, or Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Persons with disabilities who wish to participate in a Fish & Boat Commission program and who anticipate the need for special accommodations should telephone (717) 705-7833. This publication is available on our web site at www.fi sh.state.pa.us and may also be obtained as a computer file (alternate accessible format) by contacting the phone number above. Persons using a TTY should dial Pennsylvania Relay telephone number 711 to contact us.


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