Name: Boat America Safe Boating Class
Start: 2025-12-06T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-06T17:00:00-05:00
Location: US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 96

This course will give students of all ages the knowledge needed to obtain the Florida Safe Boater’s Card required for boaters born on or after January 1, 1988. Boat insurance companies may offer discounts to those who successfully complete the Boat America instruction.
The fee is $45.00 per person.
Please register by Wednesday, November 12th by calling 239-594-8009 or register online at: https://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=070-09-06&category=local-boating-courses
CLASS TOPICS INCLUDE:
• Introduction to Boating – Types of power boats; sailboats; outboards; paddle boats; houseboats; different uses of boats; various power boating engines; jet drives; family boating basics.
• Boating Law – Boat registration; boating regulation; hull identification number; required boat safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents; protecting the marine environment; Federal boat law; state boating laws; personal watercraft requirements.
• Boat Safety Equipment –Personal flotation devices ("life jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing devices; visual-distress signals; dock lines and rope; first aid kit; anchors and anchor lines; other boating safety equipment.
• Safe Boating – Bow riding; alcohol and drug abuse; entering, loading, and trimming a boat; fueling portable and permanent tanks; steering with a tiller and a wheel; docking, undocking and mooring; knots; filing a float plan; checking equipment, fuel, weather and tides; using charts; choosing and using an anchor; safe PWC handling; general water safety.
• Navigation – The U.S. Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys and beacons; navigation rules (sometimes referred to as right-of-way rules); avoiding collisions; sound signals; PWC "tunnel vision."
• Boating Problems – Hypothermia; boating accidents and rescues; man overboard recovery; capsizing; running aground; river hazards; strainers: emergency radio calls; engine problems; equipment failures; carbon monoxide (CO); other boating and PWC
problems.
• Trailering, Storing and Protecting Your Boat – Types of trailers; trailer brakes, lights, hitches, tires, and bearings; loading, balancing, and towing a trailer.