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PA Fish and Boat Commission

Did you know that a Boating Safety Education Certificate is required to operate a personal watercraft? Find more information on the PA Fish and Boat Commission's Boating Courses & Safety Certificates page.

Standup Paddleboards (SUPs) are considered vessels too! PA Fish & Boat has developed this brochure outlining the rules for SUPs in PA.

If you need to purchase life vests or want to ensure that the ones you have are sufficient, check out PA Fish & Boat's informational brochure on Personal Flotation Devices (PFD's).

Water activities can be a year-round activity. To learn more about what you can do to keep yourself and your family and friends safe all year, check out the Water and Ice Safety page.

Many boat registration and title questions can be answered on the Boat Registration & Titling FAQs page.

If fishing is your sport, you can find much information here about fishing in PA, including where to find PA's best fishing water, as well as PA Fishing FAQ's and License FAQ's.

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USAGE AT OWN RISK; INDEMNIFICATION

Any resident, guest, or other person who participates in lake activities on Chapman Lake shall do so at his or her own risk and shall indemnify, defend, release, hold harmless, and forever discharge Associates at Chapman Lake, Inc. ("AACL"), its contractors, and the present, former, and future supervisors, staff, officers, employees, representatives, agents, and contractors of each (together, “Indemnitees”), for any and all liability, claims, lawsuits, actions, suits or demands, whether known or unknown, in law or equity, by any individual of any age, or any corporation or other entity, for any and all loss, injury, damage, theft, real or personal property damage, expenses (including attorney’s fees, costs and other expenses for investigation and defense and in connection with, among other proceedings, alternative dispute resolution, trial court, and appellate proceedings), and harm of any kind or nature arising out of, or in connection with, the participation in lake activities, by said lake resident, guest, or other person, and any of his or her guests and any members of his or her family. Should any resident, guest, or other person bring suit against the Indemnitees in connection with lake activities or relating in any way to the AACL, and fail to obtain judgment therein against the Indemnitees, said resident, guest, or other person shall be liable to the AACL for all attorney’s fees, costs, and other expenses for investigation and defense and in connection with, among other proceedings, alternative dispute resolution, trial court, and appellate proceedings. The waiver of liability contained herein does not apply to any act of intentional, willful or wanton misconduct by the Indemnitees.