America's Boating Course
Schedule
When
|
Where
|
Fee
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| Saturday
April 12, 2008 9:30AM-5:30PM |
Ossining Community Rec. Ctr. |
$75 |
| Saturday
May 10, 2008 9:30AM-5:30PM |
Ossining Public Library |
$75 |
| Saturday May 31, 2008 9:30am-5:30pm |
Ossining Public Library |
$75 |
| Saturday June 14, 2008 9:30am-5:30pm |
Ossining Public Library |
$75 |
| Saturday
July 12, 2008 9:30AM-5:30PM |
Ossining Community Rec. Ctr. |
$75 |
| Saturday
August 9, 2008 9:30AM-5:30PM |
Ossining Community Rec. Ctr. |
$75 |
| Saturday
September 6, 2008 9:30AM-5:30PM |
Ossining Public Library |
$75 |
Please register in advance or to obtain more information contact
Jon Romero 914-629-0797
Make checks payable to "Flotilla 67". Please write the course
name on the memo line of your check and mail it to:
Don Elmendorf, VFC
P.O. Box 273
Millwood, NY 10510
dreenviro@msn.com
Fill in and print out
the application form
Course Description
America's Boating Course
(ABC) is a joint project between The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and
the United States Power Squadrons. In addition, the course has been approved
by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, and is
accepted by most states to meet boating license or safety certification
requirements.The Personal Watercraft certificate is issued to those who
take the PWC test which is given at the same time as ABC. The cost is an
additional $10 and is well worth the money.
Topics include:
- INTRODUCTION TO BOATING -- types of boats; different uses of boats;
outboard, stern-drive, and inboard engines; jet drives.
- BOATING LAWS -- boat registration; hull identification number;
required safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents;
protecting the marine environment; Federal boating laws; and PWCs.
- PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT -- personal flotation devices ("life
jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing devices; visual-distress
signals; first aid kit; anchor; safety equipment and PWC.
- SAFE BOAT HANDLING -- bow riding; substance abuse; entering,
loading, and trimming a boat; fueling portable and permanent tanks; steering
with a tiller and a wheel; docking and mooring; knots; filing a float plan;
checking equipment, fuel, weather, and tide; using charts; choosing and
using an anchor; safe PWC handling.
- NAVIGATION -- the U.S. Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys
and beacons; navigation rules; avoiding collisions; sound signals; PWX
"tunnel vision."
- BOATING PROBLEMS -- hypothermia; boating accidents and rescues;
capsizing; running aground; emergency radio calls; engine problems; boating
problems and PWC.
- TRAILERING, STORING, AND PROTECTING YOUR BOAT -- types of trailers;
trailer brakes, lights, hitches, tires, and bearings; loading, balancing,
and towing a trailer; towing (and backing) a trailer; boat launching and
retrieving; boat storage and theft protection; launching, retrieving, and
storing a PWC.
- HUNTING AND FISHING, WATERSKIING, AND RIVER BOATING -- carrying
hunting gear and weapons in a boat; fishing from a boat; waterskiing safety
guidelines and hand signals; waterskiing with a PWC; navigating rivers.
Many insurance companies will offer discounts on boat insurance to
individuals who successfully complete boating courses such as this.
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