Below are links with information on boating laws and responsibilities for Massachusetts and surrounding New England states.

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Boating Safety Handbook 
• Massachusetts Boating Law Summary
  
• Massachusetts Personal Watercraft (PWC) Safety Law Summary
  
• Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90B: Motorboats, Other Vessels and Recreation Vehicles
  
• Massachusetts Environmental Police
  

Connecticut

• Connecticut Boater's Guide
• Connecticut Boating and Paddling

Maine

• Maine Boating Safety Handbook
  
• Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 

New Hampshire

•  New Hampshire Boating Safety Handbook

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island Boating Safety Handbook
• Rhode Island Environmental Police
  

Vermont

• Vermont Boating Safety Handbook 

File a Float Plan 

• Setup and share a float plan through the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Float Plan Central website. Saving lives is what the float plan is all about. Create a float plan before your next voyage.