Boating Safety Courses Offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary

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: 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. 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.