

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Boater Safety Certificate Course
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Starting in 2026, anyone wishing to operate a motorized vessel in Massachusetts will be required to complete an approved boating safety education course. The new law provides that if you were born after January 1, 1989, you must complete the course by April 1, 2026. If you were born on or before January 1, 1989, you will have until April 1, 2028, to complete the course.

We are pleased to announce that the Holland Police Department has made arrangements with the Massachusetts Environmental Police to host an in-person (free of charge) Boater Safety Certificate course on Saturday, May 23, 2026. This will be held at the Community Center - 40 Brimfield Rd, Holland, MA, from 8 AM until approximately 4 PM. 

To sign up for the in-person Holland course, please register here: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/242089.


Students must be at least 12 years old as of the class date, May 23, 2026, and anyone under 18 who is attending must be accompanied by an adult or guardian.  All graduates in the 12 through 15-year-old age group will be issued a Safety Certificate allowing them to operate a motorboat without adult supervision, as required by state law. The same is true for 16 and 17-year-old youth who wish to operate a personal watercraft. 

Please be advised that you must attend the entire event session to be eligible to take the final exam, and we recommend that you sign up early, as this is a public course, and seats are limited.

Please see our official release here: https://town.holland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif3266/f/events/boater_safety_certificate_in-person_course_to_be_offered_on_may_23_2026.pdf.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/holland/boater-safety-certificate-course/200029765885835
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 55

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.register-ed.com/events/view/242089.?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=holland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Holland
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Holland Community Center, Holland, MA
- **lat**: 42.069501609286
- **long**: -72.164929749287
- **full address**: Holland Community Center, Holland, MA, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Holland Police Department (https://allevents.in/org/holland-police-department/27538856)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 08:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Holland Community Center, Holland, MA, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Holland Police Department
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Boater Safety Certificate Course ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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