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We recommend that the first courses that a member take, after your Mandatory Training, are the Instructor Development Course (IDC) and the Vessel Examiner Course (VE). Both Courses test on the NTC.  The IDC is great short course in the Coast Guard Instruction.  This will help your greatly for prepping and presenting lesson  plans, should you decide to be involved in Boating Safety Classes.

Course Material

• IDC Appendix A (Blank Lesson Plan)
• IDC Student Course Book
• VE Manual  We also have hard copies of this manual.  If you'd like this, get with the FSO-MT or VE.

Click here for the National Page on How to Become a Vessel Examiner.