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Educational/Training Marine Systems Certification, Gulf Shores, AL, Nov. 13-16 Saunders Yacht Works. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460 Marine Radar, St. Petersburg, FL, Nov. 14 Sponsored by the St. Petersburg Sail and Power Squadron, this seminar covers how radar functions, radar selection, operation under various conditions, using the settings and controls, display interpretation, basic navigation and collision avoidance. Seminar materials include The Radar Book and copies of slides for students taking notes. The seminar is at 79 p.m. at the St. Petersburg Sailing Center, 250 2nd Ave SE, Demens Landing, St. Petersburg, FL. Instruction free, materials $35 per family. Maximum 20 students per seminar, preregistration required. Contact www.boating-stpete.org. Composite Boat Builder Certification, Miramar, FL, Dec. 17-19 Broward Trades Training Center, Broward College, Miramar. www.abycinc.org. (410) 990-4460 North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC Ongoing adult sailing programs. Family sailing.
Ongoing traditional boat building classes. www.ncmm-friends.org, maritime@ncmail.net, (252) 728-7317. About Boating Safely Courses—Required in Florida and Other Southern States Effective Jan. 1, 2010, anyone in Florida born after Jan. 1, 1988, must take a boating safety course in order to operate a boat of 10 hp or more. Other states require boaters to have boater safety education if they were born after a certain date, meaning boaters of all ages will eventually be required to have taken a course. To learn about the laws in each state, go to www.aboutboatingsafely.com. The course name “About Boating Safely,” begun by the Coast Guard Auxiliary, satisfies the education requirement in Florida and most southern states and also gives boaters of all ages a solid grounding (no pun intended) in boating safety. Other organizations offer other courses which will satisfy the Florida requirements. The About Boating Safely (ABS) covers subjects including boat handling, weather, charts, navigation rules, trailering, federal regulations, personal watercraft, hypothermia and more. Many insurance companies also give discounts for having taken the boater safety education course. Completion of courses qualifies attendees for Florida’s Boater Safety Card. The following are ABS courses (with asterisks **): **Basic Boating, West Melbourne, FL, Nov. 3, 10 Topics covered: Types of boats, hulls, propulsion methods, rules of the road, required safety equipment, navigation aids, lights, sounds, anchoring, communications afloat, adverse conditions, water sports safety, trailering and personal water craft (PWC) safety. An on-the-water session will also be held demonstrating trailer launching and retrieval, and hands-on basic boat handling, anchoring and docking. Banana River Sail and Power Squadron. One course on
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November 2012
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