The Boater's Guide is currently available in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. A printed version of the Boater's Guide should be available at any Department of Motor Vehicle Office, your local Town Hall, or many marinas and yacht clubs.

The Guide is a large file and may take several minutes to download.  To make accessing information on specific topics faster, each chapter of the guide has also been provided for downloading as a separate file.

Complete Boater's Guide

Boater's Guide (PDF, 1594 KB)

Boater's Guide - Chapters

PART ONE - Mandatory Boating Education and Certification

PART TWO - Registration

PART THREE - Safety Equipment Information

PART FOUR - Boating and Environmental Awareness

PART FIVE - Boating Regulations

PART SIX - Boat Launch Information and Digest of Local Regulations

PART SEVEN - Rules of the Road and Navigation

PART EIGHT - Safety Information

If you have any questions regarding the Boater's Guide, please contact the Boating Division by phone at 860-434-8638 or by e-mail at dep.boating.division@ct.gov.