Safe Powerboat Handling Course
Get out of the classroom and behind the wheel! US Power boating offers the Nation’s best and most comprehensive hands-on boating courses.
Course Description
A 16-hour hands-on, on-the-water course is for anyone who wants to learn how to safely operate a small motorboat and improve their boat handling skills. No previous experience is required! The US Coast Guard and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) have approved this course and an increasing number of states have recognized it as meeting their requirements for a State Boating Education Certificate; Including New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut! These national and state approvals call for the course to include a total of six to eight hours of classroom sessions covering required education topics.
No Experience Necessary to Take This Course!
Suggested Age
10–adult (may be affected by state minimum age)
Classroom Sessions
- Safety, preparation & weather
- Maneuvering concepts
- Registration & capacities
- Equipment requirements
- Preparation & fueling procedures
- Navigation rules of the road
- Aids to navigation
- Environment regulations
On-the-Water Sessions
- Engine & electrical systems
- Starting procedures
- Docking
- Leaving & returning to a slip
- Close-quarters maneuvers
- Anchoring
- Steering a range
- Proceeding to a destination
- Person-in-Water rescue
