Boating Safety

United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Certified. A Public Education Officer will run the class.

Boat America is a boating certificate course that offers an in-depth and interesting boating safety course for boating enthusiasts aged 12 and over, and provides the knowledge needed to obtain a boating certificate, accepted by many states. Some insurance companies will also offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete this course. TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Introduction to Boating – Types of power boats, boating vocabulary, sailboats, paddle boats, powering boats, and engine types.
• Boating Law – Boat registration, regulations, hull identification numbers, required safety equipment, Federal boating law, state boating law, and reporting accidents.
• Safety Equipment – Life jackets, fire extinguishers, sound-producing devices, visual distress signals, anchors, and other safety equipment.
• Safe Operation and Navigation – Buoys and beacons, aids to navigation, navigation rules, docking, and the dangers of alcohol on the water.
• Boating Emergencies – Hypothermia, boating accidents, man overboard, capsizing, emergency radio calls, carbon monoxide dangers, and weather.
• Trailering – Types of trailers, lights, hitches, towing a trailer.
• Sports and Boating – Water-skiing, hunting and hunting gear, PWC operation, and other boating tips.

Tuesday, May 2, 2023.

Four, 2.5-hour sessions: 

6:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Nock Middle School.

Cost: $180 —includes the $60 text book.

Class limit: 25.