UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

OPERATION BOAT SMART

BOAT SMART FROM THE START

AMERICA'S BOATING COURSE

Cramped for time? Can't make evening? The ABC covers all the basic boating information seen as essential by state and national regulators, but in a course that's shorter than our traditional offerings.

The ABC course is taught in approximately eight hours. After taking this course, you'll know how to avoid problems on the water and what to do if you encounter one. The contents are approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the USCG as acceptable to the national recreational boating safety program. The cost of this course is only sixty dollars per student and well worth the savings.

Click on the link below to find the next available America's Boating Course near you.

ALL DISTRICT 1SR PUBLIC EDUCATION COURSES

Topics include:

INTRODUCTION TO BOATING -- types of boats; different uses of boats; outboard, stern-drive, and inboard engines; jet drives.
BOATING LAWS -- boat registration; hull identification number; required safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents; protecting the marine environment; boating laws and PWCs.
PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT -- personal flotation devices ( life jackets); fire extinguishers; sound-producing devices; visual-distress signals; first aid kit; anchor; safety equipment and PWC.
SAFE BOAT HANDLING -- bow riding; substance abuse; entering, loading, and trimming a boat; fueling portable and permanent tanks; steering with a tiller and a wheel; docking and mooring; knots; filing a float plan; checking equipment, fuel, weather, and tide; using charts; choosing and using an anchor; safe PWC handling.
NAVIGATION -- the U.S. Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys and beacons; navigation rules; avoiding collisions; sound signals; PWC "tunnel vision."
BOATING PROBLEMS -- hypothermia; boating accidents and rescues; capsizing; running aground; emergency radio calls; engine problems; boating problems and PWC.
TRAILORING, STORING, AND PROTECTING YOUR BOAT -- types of trailers; trailer brakes, lights, hitches, tires, and bearings; loading, balancing, and towing a trailer; towing (and backing) a trailer; boat launching and retrieving; boat storage and theft protection; launching, retrieving, and storing a PWC.
HUNTING AND FISHING, WATERSKIING, AND RIVER BOATING -- carrying hunting gear in a boat; fishing from a boat; waterskiing safety guidelines and hand signals; navigating rivers.

Boat smart from the start...take a safety course.

The $60 Fee includes all materials, AM refreshments and lunch for participants.

For more information about the above or any other Operation Boat Smart activity, please contact Bob Daraio at daraio@lycos.com

Don't forget to check out BOAT SMART KIDS and Smart Start For Paddlers

We Need You -- The Coast Guard Auxiliary is called upon to provide essential services to the Coast Guard as they focus more heavily on their military missions. We need all the help we can get. You needn't own a boat or be an experienced boater, since our missions are wide-ranging. For information about Auxiliary missions and the Auxiliary in general, go to our Join the Auxiliary web page. You will find there a form through which you can ask that a local Auxiliarist make contact with you to explore the ways in which you can assist Team Coast Guard. To learn more go to Charting Your Course in the USCG Auxiliary.

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