2006 New York Code - Courses Of Instruction

 
    § 79.  Courses  of instruction. For the purpose of giving such courses
  of instruction and awarding boating safety certificates, including those
  issued to adults for the safe operation of  vessels  including  personal
  watercraft or specialty prop-craft the commissioner may designate as his
  or  her agent any person the commissioner deems qualified to act in such
  capacity, including, but not limited to, certified  instructors  of  the
  United  States  coast  guard  auxiliary,  United States power squadrons,
  American power boat association, boy scouts of America,  Red  Cross  and
  other  organizations.  No  charge whatsoever shall be made to any person
  less than eighteen years of age for the issuance  of  a  boating  safety
  certificate.  Persons  less  than eighteen years of age may be charged a
  fee for instruction in boating safety, except that the  office  may  not
  charge  a  fee  when  providing  such  instruction  to persons less than
  eighteen years of age.