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A
safety certificate may be obtained by completing
the New York Boating Safety Course, sponsored by
the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic
Preservation. The course is designed as a
comprehensive boating course, teaching the
fundamentals of safe boating operation.
This 8-hour
certificate class is most valuable in teaching boaters
the proper safety and operating techniques when piloting
your watercraft on the water. Throughout your classroom
training, you will cover a large quantity of material
which you will be tested on at the end of the course, in
a closed-book 50 question exam. You must
receive a 75% or greater to pass this course.
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TOPICS
COVERED
Before
Casting Off
Nautical Boating Terms, Hull Designs, Boat Length,
Propulsion, Capacities, Hull ID Numbers, Trailers /
Tailoring, Boat Ramp Guidelines, Weather, Float Plans,
Boat Maintenance and Fueling Procedures
To the
Water
Getting Underway, Pre-Departure Checklist, Anchoring,
Aids to Navigation (ATON), Lateral System (Federal),
Intercostals Waterway (ICW), Western Rivers Marking
System, and Uniform State Waterway Marking System
Navigation Rules
Rules Applicable to All Vessels at all Times, General
Definitions, Steering and Sailing Rules, Navigation
Lights, and Restricted Visibility
Laws &
Safety Equipment
Law Enforcement, Registration, Numbering and
Documentation, Equipment Requirements, Fire
Extinguishers, Visual Distress Signals (VDS),
Ventilation, Backfire Flame Arrestor, Pollution
Regulations and Associated Placards, Discharge of
Garbage Prohibited, Mufflers, Signaling Devices,
Navigation Law Lights, Reckless Operation, Negligent
Operation, Operator Age, Education Requirements,
Personal Watercraft Laws, Water Skiing, Diving and
Snorkeling, Boating Under the Influence (BUI), Boating
Accidents, Homeland Security, and Trailers
Personal Watercraft, Paddleboats & Sailboats
Detailed review of Personal Watercraft (PWC),
Paddleboats, and Sailboats
Accident Prevention & Emergency Responds
Capsizing and Falling Overboard, Flooding and Swamping,
Cold Water Immersion (CWI) and Hypothermia,
Firefighting, Running Aground, Additional Causes of
Marine Casualties, and Accident Reporting Requirements
Water
Sports & the Environment
Water Skiing, Wakeboarding, Tubing, Fishing or Hunting
from Boats, Environmental Considerations, Operating in
the Aquatic Environment, Encounters with Whales and
Marine Animals, Aquatic Nuisance Species, Submerged
Aquatic Vegetation (SAV), Locks, Low-Head Dams,
Commercial Licensing, Boat Races and Regattas, Maritime
Communications and Continuing your Boating Education
DISCLOSURES & POLICIES
Your Personal Information:
Empire Boating
Safety will be requesting some basic information to
register you for the course. This information is
limited to your full legal name, complete address, date
of birth, gender, eye color, email address and telephone
number. This information will be kept confidential
at all times and will not be shared with anyone other
than the New York State Parks & Recreation Department.
Online
Payments:
You have the option of paying for your course
online, via our Pricing/Registration page. To
protect the privacy of your credit/debit card
information, we ask that you pay us using Paypal.
This is a secure site in which you can wire us money
without revealing your credit card information to us
directly.
Classroom
Scheduling:
Our classroom sessions are listed on our site as
well as the New York State Parks & Recreation website.
Our schedule is posted as an intended session, however
we are required by the state to have a minimum of 6
students to host a course. If we do not meet this
minimum we will cancel and accommodate these students
with another class, at another date and time.
Rescheduling:
If a student needs to reschedule a class they are
registered for, they must notify us a minimum of 24
hours in advance of their already scheduled class.
They will have the option to complete the course up to 1
year of their original registration.
Sales/Refunds:
There are no refunds
issued for this course; all sales are final. Once
you have successfully registered and paid for the
course, we do not offer refunds. As noted above,
the student will be accommodated in a class up to 1 year
of their original registration.
Please click
below for useful New York State and Federal Boating
Information
Register Today
Phone: (516) 713-1099 -
Email: info@EmpireBoatingSafety.com
- Online: Click Here
