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Boating safety plus Boating skills and Knowledge
Find the best educational tools for today's boater.
This newsletter features all the places you will need to get boating
knowledge and skills including safety. Links to all regulatory and
Boating information sources.
In this issue General Boating Rules of the Road Boating Handling Docking & Maneuvering Safety Training Safety Gear Maintenance Navigation Distress Insurance
General Boating Information
Boat Handling Skills The United States Power Squadrons run excellent basic and advanced courses for both sail and power boaters. The site also has a unique and helpful PWC "conflict resolution" page devoted to helping reduce the tensions between riders and traditional boaters. US POWERBOATING For Power boaters to learn safety and boat handling the national governing body. AMERICAN-SAILING American Sailing Association. A list of sailing schools across the Nation. Not every credited sailing school is on this list, but many are. See also J World, Colgate and other very qualified schools. US SAILING US sailing is the nation body governing sailing and sailing races. US SAILING HEAVY WEATHER CRUISING is an article found on the US Sailing website. Heavy weather and other cruising courses. Docking & Maneuvering Docking can be one of the most stressful parts of the boating experience. A little more knowledge here will go a long way to making your experience much more enjoyable. BOATING INSTRUCTION Here is a docking instruction course and book 7 steps to successful docking. 158 pages of docking tips by Sea Search School of Seamanship. Follow the link. BOAT DOCKING Docking advice plus some navigational rules. (88 pages 140 clear simple diagrams) COMPUBOAT DOCKING AND MOORING more docking advice Safety courses USCG BOATING This site offers safety courses and regulations. Plus has recall information on key safety equipment USCG AUXILIARY maintains a good searchable list of boater education classes and runs many excellent courses around the country. The aux. also offers free boat inspections to certify that a vessel meets minimum federal and state standards. There is no penalty for failing these inspections. The RNLI the British rescue organization has some interesting statistics regarding their rescues. They track the number of launchings of lifeboats to the problem. Number 1 problem boaters have that cause a rescue is machinery ie engine failure by 3 to 1, after that comes adverse weather, the next is fouled propellers, while MOB and crew injuries are well down the list. What we can take from that is you need to maintain your engine, make sure you have clean fuel, don't start the engine with lines in the water, avoid fish traps and Check weather forecasts.
Navigation A good guide to your destination is key to safe trip planning "Chapman's Piloting & Seamanship" is a great book full of information found at any boat chandler in the book section. Chapman's is the boater's bible and is worth including in every library. The book gives expert information on just about every aspect of boating. REEDS ALMANAC covers the East coast, Caribbean and west coast. Traditional almanac with tidal & navigation information. WATERWAY GUIDE covers the east coat the Lakes and Florida: very cleanly laid out with overhead photographs of harbors for 3D effect. BOATERS ALMANAC Towing & Distress Insurance These Associations have towing insurance plans, plus boating courses. Join one to get the benefit of knowing there is help on the water. AMERICAN BOATING Association has several benefits, towing, insurance, discounts at boatersworld.com BOAT US has an excellent online boating course and test that is approved by some states to satisfy boating ed requirements. BOATING SAFETY Sea Tow sponsored site. Sea tow also have seasmartvhf.com a service for call forwarding and boat tracking. MARISAFE NBOAT Better preparation can make life safer and more enjoyable. Next issue on Safety will cover Weather and Weather sources. After that we will concentrate on some of the new equipment available. |
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