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Recreational Boaters Educational Courses

The Basics

This courses Meet and Exceeds Washington State's standard for the new mandatory "Boater Education Law"
 ABOUT - Mandatory Boating Safety Education

• America's Boating Course -  One Day Class Room Instruction - Must Pre-Register

  • TBA

America's Boating Course - Online Course

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Information Sheet - July 2005

Mandatory Boating Safety Education is now a reality for Washington Boaters. Starting in January 2008, boaters 20 years old and under will need to have their cards with them when operating a boat. State Parks is currently implementing the process for approval of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) that will define how the program will operate. Meanwhile, everyone has questions and this sheet is provided to answer as many of these questions as possible at this time.

1. Is this card a license?

   No, the education card is a one-time requirement and cannot be taken away from the operator nor does it have an expiration date

2. When will I need to have a card?

   Program phased in:
   
   January 1, 2008 - All boat operators twenty years old and younger;
   January 1, 2009 - All boat operators twenty-five years old and younger;
   January 1, 2010 - All boat operators thirty years old and younger;
   January 1, 2011 - All boat operators thirty-five years old and younger;
   January 1, 2012 - All boat operators forty years old and younger;
   January 1, 2013 - All boat operators fifty years old and younger;
   January 1, 2014 - All boat operators sixty years old and younger;
   January 1, 2015 - All boat operators seventy years old and younger;
   January 1, 2016 - All boat operators over 12 years will be required to have a card.
   Persons born before January 1, 1955 are exempt.
   
   App for State Boaters Card

• Boat Handling - Adverse Sea Conditions - Seamanship
• Piloting a Boat - Using GPS - Paper Charts - Piloting Techniques
• Effects of Current - GPS, Radar & Course Plotters - Advanced Piloting Techniques
• Celestial Navigation - How to use a Sextant
• Power Plants - Engine Maintenance
• Radio Procedures
• Planning a Voyage
• Weather Forecasting on Your Boat
• And more

SEAMANSHIP - Boat Handling - TBA

PILOTING course in basic navigation using charts and GPS plotting a course.
 Contact Bruce Troth - sailplay@aol.com to sign up for next class

Register - MMSI # for Marine Radios available from Educational Department
- Electro-Mechanical Systems - Marine Electronics

Click here for more advanced educational courses for recreational boaters.

Click here for "Boat Operator Certification" USPS UNIVERSITY

KNOTS: Animated Knots by Grog (This is a cool website)

Questions - email to the squadron  Possession Sound Power Squadron

 "safe BOATING IS FUN - LET US SHOW YOU HOW"

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