"America's
Boating Course" course is taught to the public, usually six or more
times a year in our Headquarters building, Lake Park, Florida. This course
is offered to promote public awareness of the dangers on the water and to teach
safe and proper skills. The instructors are volunteers from the Palm Beach
Sail & Power Squadron.
The course covers:
● Boating
terms, types, charts, fueling, safety, handling, anchoring, trailering, and
Personal Water Craft
● Required equipment, navigation lights, boat
registration, law enforcement and Florida regulations.
● Aids to navigation,
navigation rules, emergencies including use of VHF radio.
● Review of
homework, overall review, final exam and awarding of certificates, membership
interviews.
The course is open the public, 12 years or older.
Successful completion of this course will qualify that person to obtain
a Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. Card. You do not have to own a
boat to take this course, however, if you had to handle someone else's boat in
an emergency, would you know how to cope? Take the course, learn form the
experts. You never know when that bit of knowledge will become useful.
*Books and class material cost: $30. per
person and you keep the class material.
To resister for any class
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abc@palmbeachsps.org
give your name, how many seats required or information
desired, you will receive a reply by email.
After completing America's
Boating Course,
and becoming a member of any squadron, you are permitted, and
are encouraged, to take any of the Advance Grades that
are held throughout the year. Course subjects are
Seamanship, Piloting, Advance Piloting, Junior Navigation
and Advance (Celestial) Navigation. Elective courses
are Marine Electronics, Weather, Instructor Qualification,
Cruise Planning, Engine Maintenance, Sail 101 and Sail 102.
