Pricing:
About Boating Safety, PWC Course - $60
Specialty Classes:
Navigation / Charting / GPS - $60
Kayaking - $65
Sailing and ABS - $60
Weather - $40
Registration dates are the same as ABS / PWC Registration or by Mail, Walk-In's welcome.
About Boating Safety / PWC Course is
fun and is very comprehensive. The
course has been approved by the National
Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
Topics include:
* INTRODUCTION TO
BOATING -- types of boats; different
uses of boats; outboard, stern-drive, and
inboard engines; jet drives.
* BOATING LAWS -- boat
registration; hull identification number;
required safety equipment; operating safely
and reporting accidents; protecting the
marine environment; Federal boating laws;
and PWCs.
* PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
-- personal flotation devices ("life
jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing
devices; visual-distress signals; first
aid kit; anchor; safety equipment and PWC.
* SAFE BOAT HANDLING --
bow riding; substance abuse; entering, loading,
and trimming a boat; fueling portable and
permanent tanks; steering with a tiller
and a wheel; docking and mooring; knots;
filing a float plan; checking equipment,
fuel, weather, and tide; using charts; choosing
and using an anchor; safe PWC handling.
* NAVIGATION -- the U.S.
Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys
and beacons; navigation rules; avoiding
collisions; sound signals; PWX "tunnel
vision."
* BOATING PROBLEMS -- hypothermia;
boating accidents and rescues; capsizing;
running aground; emergency radio calls;
engine problems; boating problems and PWC.
* OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR A PERSONAL
WATERCRAFT (PWC)
* TRAILERING, STORING, AND PROTECTING
YOUR BOAT -- types of trailers;
trailer brakes, lights, hitches, tires,
and bearings; loading, balancing, and towing
a trailer; towing (and backing) a trailer;
boat launching and retrieving; boat storage
and theft protection; launching, retrieving,
and storing a PWC.
* HUNTING AND FISHING, WATERSKIING,
AND RIVER BOATING -- carrying hunting
gear and weapons in a boat; fishing from
a boat; water-skiing safety guidelines and
hand signals; water-skiing with a PWC; navigating
rivers.
The
successful completion of this one day Boating
Safely Course will qualify the student to
apply for the State of Connecticut Boating
Safety Certificate (License) including PWC.
Many insurance companies will offer discounts
on boat insurance to individuals who successfully
complete boating courses such as this.
For
directions
For additional information
please E-mail: Flotilla
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Click Here to Download Course Registration Form
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