01-01-2024, 08:33 PM
(01-01-2024, 08:01 PM)dubob Wrote: Curt,
I'm not a lawyer and have been wrong before, so take this with a grain of salt. The decal is issued for the Calander year (01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024). You will need to take and pass the AIS course, purchase the decal, print the coarse completion certificate, buy the decal, register the decal to your boat, and print the AIS Vessel Registration certificate to use your boat in 2024. The AIS Vessel Registration certificate AND the Decontamination Certificate must BOTH be displayed on the dash of the launch vehicle before and after you get the decal for your boat. It was explained to me by the Parks & Rec HQ that this requirement allows an LEO to determine from the launch parking lot that all launched vessels have completed the course and purchased the decal without ever having to see the actual decal on your boat if it is out on the lake somewhere.
You can't print the AIS Vessel Registration certificate unless or until you pass the course and buy the decal. You have to complete the course and buy the AIS decal for 2024 before you can launch your vessel in 2024. But hey - feel free to call the Parks & Rec and ask them yourself.
Are we having fun yet?
As far as I know the Parks and Rec is not open on Jan 1 but I didn't try to contact them as I assumed they were closed today. I can easily print the AIS Cert and the receipt for the sticker, my question is that good enough, if I go out tomorrow or will I need to wait until I receive the sticker? IMO it should be good enough because there are never any Parks folks out on the water this time of the year to check the sticker on your boat.