"America's
Boating Course" course is taught to the public, twelve
times a year in our Headquarters building, 1125 Old Dixie Hwy., 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 certified instructors are volunteers from 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.
Cost of course is: $30. per
person.
To resister
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abc-pb@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 the squadron, you are permitted, and encouraged, to take the Advance Grades
courses Course subjects are
Seamanship, Piloting, Advanced Piloting, Junior Navigation and Advanced (Celestial) Navigation. Elective courses
are Marine Electronics, Weather, Instructor Qualification,
Cruise Planning, Engine Maintenance and Sail.
(See Members COURSES.)
