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MARATHON SAIL & POWER SQUADRON
Boating The Florida Keys ...
ALL CLASSES ARE OPEN TO THE  PUBLIC

The March 2024 "America's Boating Course" course is taught to the public at the Brady Building of St Columba Church (Annex), on the SE corner of 52nd St and Loggerhead Lane. The building on Loggerhead is directly across from the Church, and it sits behind the "Panda House" restaurant on US 1 as a reference.  This course is offered to promote public awareness of the dangers on the water and to teach safe and proper skills.  The Instructors are knowledgable local volunteers from the Marathon Sail and Power Squadron. If you pay the $45 for course materials, ($30 for MSPS members) you can bring the rest of your family for free! Only the one paid person will receive the Book and Certificate though, unless registered and paid.

To Register:   
    CLICK HERE for Registration Form
NOTE - Even though you can register and pay at the start of class, we really need your advance registration online so that we can order your book to have available. If any questions email Gregory Absten at Absten@LaserTraining.org, or call my cell at 305.849.0285.

The course covers:
              
- Boating terms, types, charts, fueling, safety, handling, anchoring, trailering, and Personal Water Craft
- Required equipment, navigation lights, boat registration, law enforcement and Florida regulations.
- Aids to navigation, navigation rules, emergencies including use of VHF radio.
- Review of homework, overall review, final exam and awarding of certificates, membership  interviews.                        

  
The course is open the public, 12 years or older. (younger can attend but won't receive a certicate) Successful completion of this course will qualify that person to obtain a Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. Card.  You do not have to own a boat to take this course, however, if you had to handle someone else's boat in an emergency, would you know how to cope?  Take the course, learn form the experts.  You never know when that bit of knowledge will become useful.

Registration is at 9:00 AM  Saturday at the Church's Brady Building (Annex).
NOTE -
Even though you can register and pay at the start of class, we really need your advance registration online so that we can order you book to have available

MEMBERS Cost is $30 per person (cash or check) payable at registration.
NON-MEMBERS is $45 per person

  Payable to "Marathon Sail & Power Squadron"
  
(The course itself is free, but this covers the materials)

Class begins promptly at 9:30 AM  (right after registration) and will run until 1:30 PM.   Return Sunday at 9:30 AM to continue, then a review, exam (60 questions) and squadron orientation.

Most insurance companies will grant reductions in premiums for class completion.  At the conclusion of the course, those who successfully complete the course will be issued a certificate. You do not have to own a boat to take the course. Bring the family!
Public Boating Course
AMERICA'S BOATING COURSE (ABC)
LEARN TO SKIPPER A BOAT WITH CONFIDENCE!
THIS COURSE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF FLORIDA LAW ....
.....which requires that anyone born on or after January 1, 1988 must pass an approved boating education course to operate a motor vessel of 10 or more HP within the State of Florida.

One Weekend Completes Entire Course!     

NEXT: March 23-24, 2024 Sat-Sun. 9:30am - 1:30pm

$30 - Power Squadron Members
$45 - Nonmembers - and we'll apply that to your MSPS membership if you join!
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