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Safe Powerboat Handling

**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS
Sessions:
March 15 & 16, 2025
April 5 & 6, 2025May 10 & 11, 2025
June 14 & 15, 2025
September 13 & 14, 2025
EARLYBIRD PRICE (UP TO 1 MONTH BEFORE EACH SESSION): $450, REGULAR PRICE $475
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Are you serious about learning how to operate a boat safely and building your on-the-water boat handling skills? Get out of the classroom and behind the wheel! Taught by experienced and certified instructors, this 2-day course is the most comprehensive safe boating course available, combining theoretical classroom knowledge with hands-on demonstrations, lessons, and on-the-water drills. Whether you are a beginner or experienced powerboat driver, this course will make you a better boater!
TOPICS COVERED: Classroom topics: Boats, motors & terminology; registration & legal requirements; safety equipment & procedures; rules of the road; basic navigation; emergency procedures & rendering assistance; fueling, launching & trailering; weather, and more! 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; towing; person in the water recovery; anchoring; and more!
CERTIFICATIONS GRANTED: US Powerboating Safe Powerboat Handling Certification. This is a NY State and NASBLA approved course. This course is approved by NY State to meet the NY State Safe Boating Certificate requirements.
PREREQUISITE: None
SKILL LEVELS: All levels
AGES: 10 years old and up. Children under 12 shall be accompanied by a parent.
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE: Anyone who is looking to learn to operate a powerboat safely and improve on-the-water boat handling skills.
SCHEDULE: 2-day, 16-hr course, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM; 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.