Boating Curriculum:

Depending on the overall length of the course (7 weeks, 4 weeks, etc.), one or more sessions may be combined into the same day.

Session 1 -

• You Are the Skipper! What Would You Do?
• Boat Terms and Types
• Marine Radiotelephone
• Introduction to Knots/Figure Eight Knot

Session 2 -

• Charts
• Aids to Navigation
• Piloting - Plotting A Course

Session 3 -

• Boat Handling
• Piloting - The Mainer's Compass

Session 4 -

• Government Regulations
• Piloting - Distance, Speed, Time
• Knots - The Clove Hitch & Two Half Hitches

Session 5 -

• Navigation Rules
• Piloting - Determining Position
• Knots - the Cleat Hitch

Session 6 -

• Adverse Conditions
• Trailering
• Knots - The Bowline/Coiling a Rope

Optional -

• Personal Watercraft Operation

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