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Boating Safety Courses

 

For course availability, class schedule, and cost, contact the Flotilla near you.
For scheduling throughout District 8WR, browse the Scheduled Boating Safety Courses page.

Course Title

Knowledge

Acquired

Suggested

Age

Type Of

Boat

Seamanship      
     America's Boating Course (1) 
             On-line/CD-ROM   
Basic 10 & above All
    Boating Fun Basic 4 to 9 All
    Boating Skills and Seamanship(1) Basic & Advanced   Power
    Personal Watercraft Course Basic 13 & Above All
    Waypoints Basic 10 to 12 All
    Navigation Basic 13 & Above All
    Let's Go Sailing Basic
    Navigating with GPS Basic
       

Note:

  1. Course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). It is also approved by most of the states which require formal instruction in order to operate a boat.

  2. Prerequisite: completion of the "Basic Coastal Navigation" course recommended but not required.


State-Specific Boating Laws - U.S. map from which user can select a state of interest and view the boating laws which includes boating safety course information if applicable to the selected state.  The information is available in Acrobat Adobe format.


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