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BOAT SMART is designed
to be useful for all boaters, from the person operating a personal watercraft, to the
hunter or fisherman in an outboard, to the skipper in a family cruiser, or to the sailing
enthusiast. All are subject to nautical rules and regulations. All should respect
traditional courtesies of the sea. All are subject to the forces of nature. The course is
meant to be of interest and value to the entire family, and older children are welcome; we
encourage your family to attend as a group.
This course has been designed to meet the educational requirements specified
by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). BOAT SMART is but the
beginning of a boating education. USPS believes that the better educated a boater is, the
more likely that boater is to be a safe skipper. We encourage you to follow up this brief
and basic course with additional boating education. Safe boating is fun boating for
passengers, crew, and captain!
BOAT TYPES & TERMS
Sail & power - basic terms, hull types,
displacement, other design aspects
BOAT HANDLING AND ELEMENTARY SEAMANSHIP
Fueling, preparing to cast off, turning &
stopping, crossing a wake, boating courtesy, docking & undocking, anchors &
anchoring, personal watercraft, boating courtesy, trailering
REGULATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND SAFE OPERATION
State boating laws & registration, fire
extinguishers, flame arrestors, ventilation, life preservers, bells & whistles,
distress signals, accident reporting, pollution control, alcohol afloat, using life
preservers
NAVIGATION RULES
Definitions; steering & sailing rules -
all vessels, sailing vessels, power vessels, maneuvering, warning signals (sound);
navigation lights
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Lateral system of buoyage, aids to navigation
- floating, fixed, lighted, unlighted, daymarks, sound buoys, ranges
ADVERSE CONDITIONS
Man overboard, restricted visibility, swamping
and capsizing, collision, fire, medical emergencies
MARINE RADIOTELEPHONE
Operation, marine radio channel usage, calling
procedure, distress & safety calls, radio abuse, citizens band radio, vessel
information data
Successful completion of this course can result in upto 10 - 15% reduction
in your boat insurance. That is an annual savings.
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