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Topics Covered |
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I. Introduction and Educational
Objectives |
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II. How to Get Your Certification |
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III. The Boat |
1. Terminology
2. Boat Types
3. How to measure length
4. Hull designs and uses
5. Types of hulls
6. Propulsion Requirements
7. Boat Capacity Plate
8. Engine Systems
9. Semi-Annual Safety Checklist Review Quiz-3 |
- Displacement Vessels
- Planing Vessels
- Flat, Vee, round and multi-hulls
- Outboard, Inboard, I/O, Jet Drive
- Safe Loading Formulas
- Cooling & Electrical
- Oil and Filters
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IV. Legal Requirements |
1. Registration and numbering
2. Required Equipment
3. Recommended Equipment
Review Quiz-4 |
- Proper display of boat numbers
- Hull Identification Number
- Personal Flotation Devices
- Navigation Lights
- Fire Extinguishers
- Ventilation
- Backfire Flame Arrestor
- Sound Signaling Device
- Visual Distress Signals
- Pollution Regulations (MSDs)
- Oil Pollution Placard
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V. Preparation |
1. Vessel Check List
2. Trailering
3. Awareness of environmental conditions
4. Float Plan
5. Preventive Maintenance
6. Fueling Review Quiz-5 |
- Pre-departure Check List
- Trailer Capacity
- Safe Towing, Launching, Retrieval
- Weather
- Leeway
- Tide and Current
- Engine/General Maintenance Systems
- Fueling Precautions
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VI. Operations |
1. Operator responsibility
2. Navigation Rules
3. Aides to Navigation
Review Quiz-6 |
- Alcohol and controlled substances
- Sound Signals
- Meeting, Overtaking & Crossing Situations
- Restricted Visibility
- Federal IALA-B system
- State Waterway System
- Buoys and waterway markers
- Intracoastal Waterway System
- Regulatory Markers
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VII. Getting Underway |
1. Line Handling and Marlinespike
2. Docking/Undocking Plan
3. Maneuvering Underway
4. Anchoring
5. Water Sports
6. Personal Watercraft Review
Quiz-7 |
- Cleat Hitch
- Bowline
- Square Knot (reef knot)
- Round turn and two half hitches
- Clove Hitch
- Hunting and Fishing
- Swimming, Diving
- Boardsailing, Water Skiing
- Pollution
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VIII. Accidents |
1. Fatal Vs Non-fatal
2. Accident Reports
3. Crew Overboard
4. Assistance from shore
5. Hypothermia
6. Fires on Board
7. First Aid
8. Rendering Assistance Review
Quiz-8 |
- Capsizing
- Overloading
- Improper weight distribution
- In water survival
- Rescue Breathing
- CPR
- Shock, Bleeding
- Burns, Broken Bones
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IX. Special Items |
1. Vessel Emergency Repairs
2. Locks
3. Dams
4. Security
5. Sailing Review Quiz-9 |
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X. State Specific
Requirements
If your state is not listed below, use State Specific Requirements
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XI. Boating Basics Glossary of Terms Final Exam - Required for Certification |
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