FLOTILLA 8ER-24-04 in FLORENCE, ALABAMA
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2008 Boating Safety Course & Vessel Safety Check Brochure Boating Safety Course Schedule |
BOATING SAFETY COURSE SCHEDULE If you or your organization is interested in having a course taught on a different schedule, we will work with you to meet your needs provided that you have 8 or more people taking the course. For more information please call us at 256-767-0546 or e-mail us at INFO@a0822404.uscgaux.info For information on U.S.C.G. Auxiliary-taught courses at other
locations in north Alabama please visit the following link For information on U.S.C.G. Auxiliary-taught courses at other
locations in the United States please visit the following Link FLORENCE, AL FLOTILLA 24-04 (subject to change/cancellation due to weather or matters beyond our control) BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP--BS&S COURSE DESCRIPTION This is also the course needed by fishing guides and local tour boat operators carrying 6 passengers or less who need to get their USCG License as a Limited Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels. .
ABOUT BOATING SAFELY--ABS COURSE DESCRIPTION PRE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED--Call 256-767-0546
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BOATING SKILLS & SEAMANSHIP COURSE This is also the course needed by fishing guides and local tour boat operators carrying 6 passengers or less who need to get their USCG License as a Limited Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels. . The
BS&S
course is a comprehensive course designed for both the experienced and the
novice boater. The course goes into more detail and therefore
spends more time on topics than one might find in other NASBLA-approved short
courses like our America's Boating Course. The student must
attend class and pass the exam on the first 8 chapters to receive a completion
certificate. In addition boaters completing the BS&S course may find that they can obtain discounts on their boat insurance. Chapter 2--Equipment For Your Boat - Requirements for your boat; your boat's equipment; legal considerations; substance abuse; boating accident reports; Vessel Safety Checks. Chapter 3--Trailering Your Boat - Legal considerations; practical considerations; the towing vehicle; balancing the load; handling your trailer; pre-departure checks; preparing to launch; launching; retrieving; storing your boat and trailer; theft prevention; Zebra mussels; float plan. Chapter 4--Handling Your Boat - Leave with a full tank; fueling your boat; your boat's propeller; cars and boats; twin screws; jet drives; loading your boat; getting started; leaving a pier; "man" overboard; docking; mooring to a permanent anchor; anchoring; towing a skier; heavy weather; small boat safety. Chapter 5--Your "Highway" Signs - Protection of ATONs; buoyage systems; waterway marks; how waterways are marked; light characteristics; chart symbols; light structures; lights on bridges; electronic aids to navigation; a word to the wise; navigation publications. Chapter 6--The Rules Of The Nautical Road - Two sets of rules; to whom do the rules apply; what is a vessel; the general responsibility rule; general considerations; conduct in narrow channels; traffic separation schemes; vessel traffic services; stand-on or give-way; rules for special vessels; risk of collision; bend signals; restricted visibility; vessel lights and shapes; vessels at anchor; diving operations; distress signals; drawbridge signals; penalties. Chapter 7--Inland Boating - Types of inland waters; inland navigation; inland seamanship; river currents; maintaining inland waterways; dams; locks; river charts; commercial traffic; before you go. (This lesson typically will not be taught in coastal courses.) Chapter 8--Boating Safety - Small boat safety; personal watercraft; hypothermia; motorboats and sailboats; carbon monoxide poisoning; float plan; U.S. Coast Guard District Offices. Chapter 11--Lines & Knots For Your Boat - Line or rope; rope materials; kinds of rope; measuring rope; selecting your ropes; care of rope; making up line; knots, bends, and hitches; splices; securing lines; dipping the eye. Chapter 12--Weather & Boating - Sources of weather information; wind and boating; wind and waves; understanding weather; weather and heat; fog; non-frontal weather. Chapter 13--Your Boat's Radio - Radios used on boats; functions of radios; licenses; selecting your VHF-FM radio; installation; operating your VHF-FM; maintain a radio watch; channels have special purposes; some "no no's"; copies of the rules; calling another station; procedure words; phonetic alphabet; routine radio check; distress, urgency, and safety calls; crew training. We rarely present Chapters 9 and 10 in the textbook, but they may be offered to groups upon request.
Chapter 9-INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION -- piloting tools; maps and charts; chart
features; your chart's general information block; other charted information;
your magnetic compass; position on the earth's surface; locating a point on a
chart; distance on the earth's surface; measuring distance; course
plotting; sources of compass error; correcting a compass reading;
positioning; speed-time-distance; dead reckoning; practice your art. TOP OF COURSE DESCRIPTION TOP OF THIS PAGE BACK
If you are interested in an exciting, in-depth boating safety course, check out the classroom version of our popular online boating course. This 8-9 hour long beginner boating class will give you the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete America's Boating Course. TOPICS INCLUDE
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