The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Boating Skills and Seamanship (BS&S) course is a comprehensive boater certificate course designed for both the experienced and novice boater. The course consists of eight core required two-hour lessons, plus five elective lessons providing up-to-date knowledge for handling boats under all conditions.
Topics Include
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Which Boat Is For You? – Types of boats, hull design, uses of boats, materials for construction, types of engines, and buying a boat.
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Equipment For Your Boat – Requirements for your boat's equipment, legal considerations, boating accidents, and substance abuse.
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Trailering Your Boat – Choosing a towing vehicle and trailer, balancing the load, the right ball and hitch, launching and retrieving a boat.
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Handling Your Boat – Fueling your boat, single vs. twin propellers, anchoring, trimming, leaving the dock, small boat safety, and weather.
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Highway Signs – Buoyage system, ATONS, light characteristics, chart symbols.
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Rules of the Road – Boating traffic, stand-on and give-way vessels, traffic separation, diver-down rules, anchoring, narrow channels, restricted visibility, small boat safety, and inland waters.
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Introduction To Navigation – Piloting tools, charts, plotting, and compass.
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Powering Your Boat – Types of engines, ignition systems, batteries, and troubleshooting.
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Lines and Knots – Line or rope, materials, measuring, knots, bends, hitches, splicing, securing lines.
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Weather and Boating – Wind and boating, waves, fog, sources of weather information.
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Your Boat's Radio – Functions of radios, selecting you VHF radio, channels, radio procedure, and types of radio calls.
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Presented by Flotilla 013-09-01
Springfield Flotilla, MA
Course: |
Boating Skills & Seamanship |
Start Date: |
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 |
End Date: |
Wed, 11 May 2016 |
Days: |
Wednesday |
Hours: |
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
Duration: |
12 Weeks |
Lessons: |
13 |
Location: |
Lake Lorraine State Park
44 Lake Drive Springfield, MA
01151 |
Contact: |
Robert Hassett
rhassett@springfieldcityhall.com (413) 454-5175 |
Course Cost: |
$45.00 |
Register By: |
Wed, 24 Feb 2016 |
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