boating safety course.

rolmops

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I just sat through an 8 hour course for boating safety with my 12 year old so he can take the boat out by himself.<br />Is this course a common practice in the entire USA or is it just in New York state?
 

rc581

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Re: boating safety course.

nope. we have it here in michigan also. well worth taking...
 

11 footer

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Re: boating safety course.

I took it in MA, everyone from the age of 12-16 needs to take it to drive a boat by him/her self<br /><br />The one I took was two hours a week for eaither four ot five weeks in a row.<br /><br />It was worth it, I thought it knew everything, but I learned I didn't know as much as I thought I did ;)
 

Mr.Ladyfish

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Re: boating safety course.

I'm not sure of the age cut off here but I think it's anybody from 12 to 15 is required to take a course in order to drive a boat or jet ski. <br />LF & I took the course when we started to boat in salt water. We made our daughter who was about 14 at the time take it with us. I was real proud for a while because she was doing real good with the homework. Then I realized that her grades were exactly the same as mine. With a week in between classes she had plenty of time to copy. This is the same kid who came home with 3 report cards in a row where her grades had all been changed and initialed by the teacher. Dear old dad took a while to catch on that the initials were all in reverse slant just like she wrote :rolleyes: That's just one reason I always tell her that grandkids are God's way of rewarding you for raising a teenager and God's way of getting even with her for all the crap she pulled on us.
 

18rabbit

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Re: boating safety course.

They’re everywhere, and they are either free through the US Power Squadron or really low cost through the Coast Guard Reserves.
 

Fly Rod

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Re: boating safety course.

:) I'd like to see that program extented to adults going boating!!!! ;) :cool:
 

Fly Rod

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Re: boating safety course.

:) I'd like to see that program extented to adults going boating!!!! ;) :cool:
 
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