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Coast Guard Boat America Safety Course
Coast Guard Boat America Safety Course
May 21, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
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.
Presented by Flotilla 053-08-06
Lower Township, NJ
| Course: | Boat America |
| Start Date: | Sat, 30 Apr 2022 |
| Hours: | 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Duration: | 8 Hours |
| Location: | Price Hall Cold Spring Presbyterian Church 780 Seashore Road Cape May, NJ 08204 |
| Contact: | Shirley Ackerman seackermanrn@hotmail.com (609) 884-5747 |
| Course Cost: | $50 |
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.