NJ S601

Vessel registration applications in New Jersey must include information about U.S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device types, including when each type is required by law and when specific types are recommended.

Approved boat safety courses must provide comprehensive instruction on personal flotation device types, requirements, and recommendations as part of the minimum eight hours of instruction.

Personal watercraft sellers and rental businesses must provide informational materials about flotation device types to purchasers and renters, who must acknowledge receipt in writing or electronically.

Personal watercraft sellers and rental businesses must offer customers the option to purchase or rent a Type I personal flotation device, regardless of other types available.

The Superintendent of State Police, in consultation with the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, will prepare and publish the required informational materials online; the act takes effect seven months after enactment.