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 130-04-01
Port Ludlow, WA

Course: Boat America
Start Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024
End Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2024
Days: Saturday
Hours: 9:00 AM  –  7:00 PM
Duration: 10 Hours
Lessons: 1
Location: Port Ludlow Fire & Rescue Station
7650 Oak Bay Rd
Port Ludlow,  WA  98365
Contact: Gene Fusch
uscgaux.pl@gmail.com
(206) 718-5944

Simeon Baldwin
(619) 846-2738
Course Cost: $40.00
Register By: Sun, 10 Mar 2024
Website: Click for additional information.
Comments: Required for the WA State Boaters Ed Card. Book included in course cost. Discount for multiple family members. Coffee provided. Consider bringing a lunch.

Posted: Thu, 01 Feb 2024

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