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Accelerated Safe Powerboat Handling

**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS
Sessions:
March 6, 2025
May 18, 2025
June 21, 2025
September 6, 2025
EARLYBIRD PRICE: $375
Eligible for the following sessions: May 18, June 21, Sept. 6. Discount is available for up to 1 month before each session, for example, discount for May 18 class ends on April 18.
REGULAR PRICE: $400
In effect for March 6 session.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Do you already have your State-Specific Boating Safety Certification and want hands-on instruction with lots of on-the-water time? Taught by experienced and certified instructors, this 1-day course emphasizes hands-on demonstrations, lessons and on-the-water drills. Suitable for all skill levels, this is a hands-on driving course with minimal classroom time for those with prior theoretical and classroom knowledge.
TOPICS COVERED: Dockside & on-the-water skills: Operations checklists; engine troubleshooting; leaving & returning to a dock or slip; slow and high speed boat handling and close-quarters maneuvering; navigation; towing; person-in-the-water recovery; anchoring; and more!
CERTIFICATIONS: US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling Certification
PREREQUISITE: None, although State-Specific Boating Safety Certification is recommended
SKILL LEVEL: All levels
AGES: 10 years old and up. Students younger than 13 should attend with a parent or adult.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE: Anyone who already has their State-Specific Boating Safety Certification and is looking to learn to operate a powerboat safely and improve on-the-water boat handling skills. (Beginning boaters are encouraged to earn their State-Specific Boating Certification, the New York version of which is offered as part of the two-day Safe Powerboat Handling course.)
SCHEDULE: 1-day, 8-hr course; weekend and custom-scheduled courses available. *Please contact waterfront@sunymaritime.edu if you’d like to set up a custom course at your location or ours!
COURSE MATERIALS PROVIDED: US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling textbook, review questions, and logbook.
LOCATION: SUNY Maritime College's campus at 6 Pennyfield Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Public transit and parking are available.