b'C E R T I F I C AT E & E D U C AT I O NWatercraft Operation after you have taken an approved 2 1/2MORE All Hands on Deck!hour personal watercraft course. The temporary certificate is valid for three months from the date of vessel registration.Do you want to make a difference in your Within that time, you are encouraged to obtain a permanentcommunity? Although it is helpful, you do Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation. not need boating experience to join the Where do I apply? Apply in person at any DEEP Processing Office. See page 4 for locations and hours. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Whatever your What do I bring? For the Temporary Safe Boating Certificateinterests or life skills, the Auxiliary offers bring your original registration (in your name because thealmost unlimited opportunity to promote Temporary Certificate is issued to the person whose nameboating safety, contribute to the security is on the registration), a photo ID and a $50.00 fee. For theof our waterways, and support the U.S. Temporary Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation, youCoast Guard. The Auxiliary is the uniformed additionally need proof of successful completion of an approvedvolunteer component of the Coast Guard 2 1/2 hour personal watercraft course.Note: This fee is in addition to your permanent boatingand is authorized to assist in all Coast Guard missions except direct law enforcement and military operations. We are cooks, pilots, instructors, administrators, radio operators, Aquatic Invasive Species Stamp- kayakers, healthcare workers, boat crew, Public Act No. 19-190 environmental stewards, writers, interpreters, clergy, photographers and more. Interested?Effective January 1, 2020- An Aquatic Invasive Species fee will be added to Connecticut vessel registrations and boaters with outJoin.CGAux.orgof state registrations must obtain an AIS Stamp prior to boating in inland waters.What is the AIS Stamp? THE U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARYA$5fee,asindicatedonConnecticutvesselregistrationBOAT AMERICA AD.indd 3 10/29/2020 9:00:56 PMrenewals, to fund invasive species grant projects. The registrationWILL HELP YOU BE A BETTER BOATER!validation decal will serve as your AIS stamp.Do out of state registered vessels need an AIS Stamp?Anyone intending to operate an out of state registered vessel, on inland waters, must purchase an annual Invasive Species Stamp. Invasive Species Stamps may be purchased through the Sportsmen LicensingSystem-www.ct.aspirafocus.com/InternetSales/Sales.While on inland Connecticut waters, you are required to carry this document on the vessel.What does this fee go towards? Photo: Jon Bernz Photo: Roger Bazeley, AUXPA1Collected funds will go into the Connecticut Lakes, Rivers, and Free Vessel Safety ChecksPonds Preservation account. These funds will be used for projects Safe Boating Classesinvolving the restoration and rehabilitation of lakes, ponds, and rivers, treatmenttocontrol AISandcyanobacteria,andeducationandJOIN US!outreach programs to promote AIS awareness and in Connecticut Serve Your Communitylakes, rivers and ponds.Advanced Training Augment U.S. Coast Guard UnitsWhat other ways can I contribute?-Follow the Clean, Drain, Dry method, as described on page 52, whenever you are boating.For more information about the AIS Stamp or invasive species, visit https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Invasive-Species/ www.cgaux.orgInvasive-Species2021 Connecticut BOATERS GUIDE13BOAT AMERICA AD.indd 2 10/29/2020 7:17:50 PM'