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Americas Boating Course (ABC): America's Boating Course (ABC) Learn the fundamentals of safe boat handling and operation plus basic piloting in this comprehensive classroom course. This newly revised course will give you the basics of line throwing, knot tying, boat handling, anchoring, navigation rules and aids, emergencies on the water and more. Instructors have many years of boating experience. This course is recommended because of its detailed course study. With successful completion of our ABC course you receive a certificate of safe boating from the State. Topics include: Required Safety Equipment, Navigation Rules & Aids Finding Your Way Marlinspike (knots!),State Vessel Registration & Regulations Trailering, Anchoring Communications Afloat, Lights and Sound signals Graduates earn a Wisconsin DNR Safety Certificate The cost is $35.00 for the 244 page full color manual which is your text book. $5.00 for one additional family member to share course materials. Students age 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Students need a WDNR customer number before the class. Please go to gowild.wi.gov to get your number. For more information contact: education@gbsps.org	Date and Time: No in-person classes are available at this time. To take the course online through our national website, go to https://www.americasboatingcourse.com Location: ONLINE ONLY

Description

Offerings

Americas Boating Course (ABC):

America's Boating Course (ABC)

Learn the fundamentals of safe boat handling and operation plus basic piloting in this comprehensive classroom course. This newly revised course will give you the basics of line throwing, knot tying, boat handling, anchoring, navigation rules and aids, emergencies on the water and more. Instructors have many years of boating experience.

This course is recommended because of its detailed course study. With successful completion of our ABC course you receive a certificate of safe boating from the State.

Topics include:

Required Safety Equipment, Navigation Rules & Aids

Finding Your Way Marlinspike (knots!),State Vessel Registration & Regulations

Trailering, Anchoring

Communications Afloat, Lights and Sound signals

Graduates earn a Wisconsin DNR Safety Certificate The cost is $35.00 for the 244 page full color manual which is your text book. $5.00 for one additional family member to share course materials. Students age 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Students need a WDNR customer number before the class. Please go to gowild.wi.gov to get your number.

For more information contact: education@gbsps.org

Date and Time: No in-person classes are available at this time. To take the course online through our national website, go to https://www.americasboatingcourse.com
Location: ONLINE ONLY