Boater Safety Course !

[GOYABEAN]

Free boater safety class offered

 

[togmaster]

Anyone who operates a boat should take this class.

 

[GOYABEAN]

Anyone who operates a boat should take this class.

Yeah if I was still in Monticello I would retake it again it's always good to refresh the mind

 

[TopShot]

Anyone who operates a boat should take this class.

If your really into boating you should join
https://www.usps.org/
You will greatly increase your knowledge of piloting and seamanship.

 

[togmaster]

If your really into boating you should join
https://www.usps.org/
You will greatly increase your knowledge of piloting and seamanship.

Or get a 100 ton Masters license

 

[TopShot]

You have to put the time in for that.
712 days on deck and 5 hour USCG test.

 

[cgrutt]

Thanks for posting this! I was just looking at course at West Marine for me and my son. $75 each. Just signed up for Sheriff's course!

 

[TopShot]

The United States Power Squadrons has weekly meeting.
Each week is a different topic about piloting, seamanship and small boat handling.
From the buoyage system to celestial navigation.
They frequently give tests and you can increase your level of knowledge.
The top level is N (Navigator).
If your into reading this book is a must but it also can be used as a reference.
https://www.amazon.com/Chapman-Pilo...eST=_SX218_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=detail

 

[cgrutt]

I think there is a group in my town I've spoken to them before at their table during fairs etc. Hard for me because all of their meetings/boating are along the Hudson and I've always done all my boating in Lake George. Maybe give them another look now that I have a trailer... either way my son needs the boater safety course. He's been "driving" under my direction since an infant and is quite proficient but I'd feel better about it if he had the certificate.

 

[TopShot]

@cgrutt, You can go just for the education end of things.
You don't have to participate in their boating activities.

 

[cgrutt]

@cgrutt, You can go just for the education end of things.
You don't have to participate in their boating activities.

I know but our schedules never lined up.

 

[TopShot]

@cgrutt, I'm not selling.
I'm just giving you an avenue to increase your boating knowledge.

 

[cgrutt]

Understood. I have looked into it before. Have had a boat for over 20 years and we spend A LOT of time on the water. Always things to learn I've been doing it with a lot of stuff (different hobbies, etc) my entire life...

 

[TopShot]

I always enjoyed boating.
I especially love navigation.
When I ran boats buoys were black, not green.
Loran C was it, not Sat Nav or GPS.
A different world today.