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PUBLIC
EDUCATION CLASSES
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SAFE BOATING COURSES |
For information call:
Nick Butziger
(401) 739-6028
Email
PRE-REGISTER FOR
CLASS
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Power Class held at:
Coast Guard Auxiliary Building
1 Masthead Dr Warwick, RI
Google MAP
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Space is limited. Students need to pre-register using the link or
phone number above.
Cost: $50 per person, Text included
Additional family members $25
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Class
Schedules |
Class
Descriptions |
See above |
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-ski
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The Power class meet the requirements for
the State of RI Boating Certificate that is required
for Boat operators born after 1 June 1986 or any PWC
operators. |
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