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FL79 BOATING SKILLS and SEAMANSHIP COURSE
THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY’S BOATING SKILLS and SEAMANSHIP COURSE
YOUR PASSPORT TO SAFER and MORE ENJOYABLE BOATING!
The Coast Guard Auxiliary’s comprehensive Boating Skills and Seamanship Course helps Tampa Bay boaters at all experience levels learn the skills needed to protect themselves, their passengers and
their boats and to better enjoy our area’s most popular outdoor pastimes! Each year, more than 100,000 boaters participate in this and other Auxiliary safe boating courses nationwide; one of the most comprehensive boating education presentations available to the public!
their boats and to better enjoy our area’s most popular outdoor pastimes! Each year, more than 100,000 boaters participate in this and other Auxiliary safe boating courses nationwide; one of the most comprehensive boating education presentations available to the public!
TOPICS INCLUDE: 
- Boat Equipment - Operation/Safety items; BUI/substance abuse; PFDs;
- Boat Handling - Heavy weather; anchoring/docking; man overboard
- 'Highway' signs - Buoyage systems; chart symbols; GPS navigation
- Rules of the Road - Inland rules; stand-on/give-way concepts
- Marlinspike Skills - bend, hitch and knot tying,
- Navigation - Compass/chart use; speed-time-distance calculations.
- Marine Radios - Operation; distress/urgency/safety call procedures
- Water Pollution/Environmental Protection Issues
- Maritime/Nautical Customs and Traditions
WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?
- Boat owners/operators
- Spouses of boat owners
- Individuals/families planning a boat purchase
- Families with young kids and boats,
- Jet-ski owners and operators
- Recreational boat passengers
- ‘Anglers and waterborne hunters
- Kayak and canoe enthusiasts
- Kids! Children as young as 9 can easily navigate our course – (parental guidance encouraged)!
NOTICE!
The 9 week course is currently on standby status for an undetermined time until unforeseen circumstances are resolved.
Course cost is $70 and includes textbook, certificate, instructional videos, safety
equipment demos and boatloads of helpful publications. Individuals completing the course may be eligible for boat insurance discounts, ranging from 10 to 25%, depending on
the insurer. Special DISCOUNT rates available for couples, families and groups of two or more!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR BOATERS BORN ON or AFTER JANUARY 1, 1988! The Auxiliary’s Boating Skills and Seamanship course satisfies the new Florida law requiring boaters born on/after January 1, 1988, and operating a boat with a motor of 10 HP or more (including jet skis) to complete an approved boating safety course and to carry the Florida Boating Safety Education ID card. Details are available at myfwc.com
LET US KNOW YOU’LL BE WITH US!
So that we can have adequate supplies, textbooks and other material available, CLICK HERE to complete a short web-based reservation form. Please plan to pay for the course on your first night by cash or check.