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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY

OPERATION BOAT SMART

BOAT SMART FROM THE START

TAKE THE

PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (PWC) ONE-HOUR COURSE

PWC Course Manual

The U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Personal Watercraft Course is a very basic, one-hour introduction to the safety issues involved when operating a PWC. Because of its brevity, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and most of the states which require formal instruction, require additional boating safety instruction in order to operate a boat.

The Auxiliary's Boating Safely, America's Boating Course and Boating Skills & Seamanship are more complete and taking one is necessary for meeting NYS requirements. There is a separate additional PWC written test we make available for CT residents to meet their State's requirements.

The purpose of the course and its associated text,Personal Watercraft Rider's Handbook, is to teach that PWCs are boats and that their skippers have legal responsibilities and should learn the "rules of the road."

Individuals who successfully complete the course and exam are awarded certificates and cards.

Click on the link below to find the next available PWC 1 Hour Course near you.

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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