Safe Boating Certification Classes
America's Boating Course - 3rd Edition is the latest public boating course offered by USPS to the general boating community. You may be familiar with our prior courses such as The Squadron Boating Course, Boat Smart, the original America's Boating Course, or Chart Smart.
America's Boating Course - 3rd Edition is all new with a completely updated manual, outstanding graphics, and two bonus computer disks. The course manual is divided into five chapters. The first four cover the required topics that all recreational boaters must know. In addition to the rules of the road, the four chapters cover the various types of boats, required safety equipment, navigation aids, lights and sounds, anchoring, communications afloat, adverse conditions, water sports safety, trailering, personal water craft safety, and knots and lines. The fifth chapter provides an introduction to digital charts and GPS waypoint navigation, a key skill for boating on larger lakes and rivers and coastal waters. This optional fifth chapter provides the background for more advanced piloting courses.
Meets and Exceeds CT DEP Requirements
America's Boating Course - 3rd Edition, presented by the Hartford Power Squadron, meets all of the requirements of the CT DEP for its Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operations.
In addition, the course entitles the holder of the certificate to the new “Connecticut Coastal Endorsement” Sticker. This sticker is only given following successful completion of the US Power Squadron course or the Basic Boating course given by the US Coast Guard.
Class Schedule, locations and contacts for 2012
PUBLIC BOATING COURSES ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS:
The following courses consist of eight-two hour classes and meet the CT. DEP boating, personal watercraft, and new “Coastal Endorsement” qualifications.
ABC3 PUBLIC BOATING COURSES
ARE SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS
The following courses consist of eight-two hour classes and meet the CT. DEP boating, personal watercraft, and new “Coastal Endorsement” qualifications.
Simsbury - Thur. September 20 - 1900 (7:00 PM) Henry James Memorial School - Firetown Rd., Simsbury (Must register with Continuing Education at 860-658-3870)
Farmington - Thur. October 4 - 1830 (6:30 PM) Farmington High School - 10 Montieth Dr., Farmington
- (Must register with Adult Education at 860-404-0290)
Our Boating Course meets the CT. DEP boating, personal watercraft, and new “Coastal Endorsement” qualifications.
Membership Benefits: (Membership is not required for this course).
As a member of the Hartford Power Squadron you will have the opportunity to take advance courses that will prepare you for the unexpected and assure you more confidence and skill. The DEP encourages boaters desiring to use coastal waters to seek these advanced courses in navagation.
Also you will be able to take part in all the Squadron's acivities. Picnics at local marinas, raft-ups, cruises, and social gatherings are all part of USPS and the Hartford Power Squadron.
