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Coastal Navigation Course
Combination home study text/workbook, chart work and online information. View details of the Coastal Navigation Course . We are very pleased to announce that this course has been chosen for use as a textbook by the Faculty of Maritime Studies at Vestfold College, Tonsberg, Norway.
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Boating News:
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Canada - Canadian boaters: Don't forget you MUST have a Pleasure Craft Operator's Card before operating. Fines are being assessed. Take the course online here. South Carolina - State Natural Resources officials are considering mandatory training for new boaters. The proposals would require changes in state law. Under review is requiring a basic boating safety course before anyone new to boating takes to the water. Take the course online here. North Carolina has passed a law requiring boat operators up to the age of 26 to pass a boating safety course. Florida - New Boating Regulations Louisiana - Every person 16 years or younger on board a motorboat or vessel less than 26 feet in length is required to wear a U. S. Coast Guard approved personal flotation device (PFD) while that motorboat or vessel is underway. |
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BoatSafe Kids
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Boating Quizzes - Test Your Knowledge
Advanced Boating Quizzes from the U.S. Coast Guard database of questions used to prepare the exams for a U.S. Coast Guard captain's license.