Public Education Course Flyer: Boat America

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Boat America is a boating certificate class that offers an in-depth and interesting boating safety course, and provides the knowledge needed to obtain a boating certificate.

Some insurance companies will also offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete this course.

TOPICS INCLUDE

  • Introduction to Boating – Types of power boats, boating vocabulary, sailboats, paddle boats, powering boats, and engine types.
  • Boating Law – Boat registration, regulations, hull identification numbers, required safety equipment, Federal boating law, state boating law, and reporting accidents.
  • Safety Equipment – Life jackets, fire extinguishers, sound-producing devices, visual distress signals, anchors, and other safety equipment.
  • Safe Operation and Navigation – Buoys and beacons, aids to navigation, navigation rules, docking, and the dangers of alcohol on the water.
  • Boating Emergencies – Hypothermia, boating accidents, man overboard, capsizing, emergency radio calls, carbon monoxide dangers, and weather.
  • Trailering – Types of trailers, lights, hitches, towing a trailer.
  • Sports and Boating – Water-skiing, hunting and hunting gear, PWC operation, and other boating tips.

Presented by Flotilla 013-11-02
Woods Hole Flotilla, MA

Course: Boat America
Start Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026
Hours: 8:30 AM  –  5:00 PM
Duration: 8 Hours
Lessons: 1
Location: Sea Education Association
171 Woods Hole Rd
Falmouth,  MA  02540
Contact: Stephen Wagner
[email protected]
(774) 392-6193
Course Cost: $30
Register By: Thu, 19 Mar 2026
Comments: This course will satisfy the Massachusetts Safe Boating Act which will first effect individuals born after January 1, 1989, who must obtain this certificate by April 1, 2026. Those born on or before January 1 1989 have until April 1, 2028 to gain this certificate.

Posted: Tue, 11 Nov 2025

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