Boating Skills & Seamanship Course

This Event has no scheduled dates at this time. It last occurred on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
Outer Banks Flotilla, Boating Skills & Seamanship Course
Event Description: 

If you are serious about boating as an owner, worker, visitor of a boat owner, or just want to be comfortable aboard a vessel and learn more in-depth information, this is the class for you! The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary's Boating Skills and Seamanship course is a comprehensive course designed for both the experienced and the novice boater. The course consists of 6 three-hour lessons with in-depth knowledge on boating skills.

The course consists of 6 three-hour lessons with in-depth knowledge on boating skills, such as:

  • The language of boating and being on the water
  • Boats, their designs, equipment, and legal requirements
  • Legal Considerations
  • Where you boat and things to consider
  • Boat Handling; In the Water, On a Trailer, and PWC's
  • Navigation, Rules of the Road, and the Law
  • Knots and other things you really should know
  • Electronics for your Boat (Navigation, Communication and Operation)
  • Safety & Security
  • Visitors, Liveaboard, and other essential items to know

Tuition is $50 for 1st family member, $35 for each additional family member and includes all materials.

Pre-registration required
Price: 
Tuition is $50 for 1st family member, $35 for each additional family member and includes all materials.

Where is the event?

Outer Banks Flotilla (See address and directions on the rightbelow)