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Boater Safety Course

May 4th: 9am to 5pm
1145 Main Road, Mattituck, NY 11952
$85/Per Person

Embark on a journey to maritime mastery with a comprehensive boating safety course, designed to empower you with essential knowledge and skills for a secure boating experience. This course covers an extensive range of topics, ensuring you are well-prepared to earn your New York Boating Safety Certificate.

All About Boats: Delve into the world of boating, learning to choose the right vessel from a variety that includes recreational boats, runabouts, cruisers, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, and sailboats. Understand boat classifications, measurement techniques, basic hull designs, and motor types, setting a solid foundation for your boating adventures.

Legal Requirements: Navigate the legal waters of boating with a thorough understanding of how to register a boat or PWC, the significance of validation stickers, hull ID numbers, and the intricacies of titling and registering. Familiarize yourself with the required safety equipment, including PFDs, fire extinguishers, whistles, horns, visual distress signals, and lighting requirements, ensuring compliance and safety on the water.

Navigation Rules: Master the essential navigation rules, including basic safety and pollution regulations, oil discharge protocols, minimum education, and age requirements for operators. Learn about water skiing regulations, the U.S. aid to navigation system, lateral aids, and regulatory markers to maintain safety and order on the water.

Getting Underway: Prepare for your boating excursions with knowledge on preparation, loading, boarding, homeland security measures, and how to file a float plan. Gain practical skills in safe boat operation, knot tying, anchoring, emergency repairs, maintenance, trailering, towing, launching, and retrieving.

Accidents & Emergencies: Equip yourself with critical response strategies for various emergencies, including capsizing, falls overboard, collisions, and running aground. Learn survival techniques such as floating, treading water, and using clothes to float. Understand the implications of Boating Under the Influence (BUI), how to use visual distress signals, report accidents, prevent fires, and administer first aid.

By the end of this course, you'll not only be ready to confidently navigate the waters but also possess the knowledge and skills to handle unforeseen circumstances, ensuring a safe and enjoyable boating experience.