All power boat operators will be required to obtain a NASBLA approved Safe Boating Certificate by January, 2025, regardless of age. So, if you do not currently have a save boating course completion certificate, now is the time to sign up for the Safe Boating Course to fulfill this requirement by New York State law, which will also help keep you, your friends, and family, as well as other boaters safe on our great waterways for this upcoming 2024 Boating Season.
Don’t delay… get your Safe Boating Certificate, offered by America’s Boating Club of Great South Bay in just two Saturday sessions with “America’s Boating Course” on Saturday’s of January 11 and 18, 2025 – from 9:30am to 1:30pm with the exam immediately following the course on Saturday, January 18, 2025, starting at 1:30pm..
All classes will be held at the West Islip Public Library, 3 Higbie Lane, West Islip, NY 11795, and is available for adults and youth who are at least a 7th Grade reading level.
The basic boating knowledge topics include:
- Introduction to Boating
- Boating Law
- Boat Safety Equipment
- Safe Boating Navigation
- Boating Problems
- Trailering, Storing and Protecting Your boat
- Personal Watercraft Certification
Many Boat Insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete this course. This basic boating knowledge course will give you the education required to obtain the SAFE BOATING CERTIFICATE, which is mandatory for Personal Watercraft operation, regardless of your age.
Upon completing the test at the end of the course, you will receive your NASBLA approved Laminated United States Power Squadrons America’s Boating Course Certificate, which is recognized nationally and never expires.
Registration for the course is required in advance of the course and subject to availabilities. The cost of the America’s Boating Course is $30. per person, $20. per person when two share one textbook, or $16.67 per person when three share one textbook – payable in advance by credit card or Pay Pal. Pre-registration is required at: https://boatgsb.org/ABC and available one a first come, first served basis. Registration cut-off is one week prior to the start of each of the three courses. Any questions, please email: education@BOATgsb.org or call/text Educational Officer Michael Boland at 631-290-8096.
For more than 100 years, America’s Boating Club, has been leading the way on the importance of boater safety through education and as any one of our members will tell you, “an educated boater is a better, safer boater.”
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