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Power Boat Picture

Sail Boat PicturePUBLIC EDUCATION CLASSES
&
SAFE BOATING COURSES

 

 

For information call:

Nick Butziger
(401) 739-6028
 

Email

PRE-REGISTER FOR CLASS
 

Power Class held at:  


East Greenwich Police Station - 176 1st Ave, East Greenwich

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Space is limited. Students need to pre-register using the link or phone number above.

Cost: $50 per person, Text included
Additional family members $25

 

Class Schedules Class Descriptions

The April class starts on Monday (April 8, 2024) and continues for 7 additional Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings for a total of 8 sessions. Classes meet from 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM each evening.
 

Boat America is a boating certificate class that offers an in-depth and interesting boating safety course, and provides the knowledge needed to obtain a boating certificate.

Some insurance companies will also offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete this course.

TOPICS INCLUDE

  • Introduction to Boating – Types of power boats, boating vocabulary, sailboats, paddle boats, powering boats, and engine types.
  • Boating Law – Boat registration, regulations, hull identification numbers, required safety equipment, Federal boating law, state boating law, and reporting accidents.
  • Safety Equipment – Life jackets, fire extinguishers, sound-producing devices, visual distress signals, anchors, and other safety equipment.
  • Safe Operation and Navigation – Buoys and beacons, aids to navigation, navigation rules, docking, and the dangers of alcohol on the water.
  • Boating Emergencies – Hypothermia, boating accidents, man overboard, capsizing, emergency radio calls, carbon monoxide dangers, and weather.
  • Trailering – Types of trailers, lights, hitches, towing a trailer.
  • Sports and Boating – Water-ski

 

 

The Power class meet the requirements for the State of RI Boating Certificate that is required for Boat operators born after 1 June 1986 or any PWC operators.
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