Safe Powerboat Handling (SPH)
US Coast Guard & NASBLA Approved
This 16-hour hands-on, on-the-water course is for anyone who wants to learn how to safely operate a small motorboat and improve their boathandling skills on actual boats. Completing a power boating course makes good sense. You want to enjoy your day on the water feeling confident that you have the skills and knowledge to operate your boat safely and efficiently. Our hands-on, on-the-water courses taught by certified powerboat instructors provides the training you need.
The US Coast Guard and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) have approved this course and an increasing number of states have recognized it as meeting their requirements for a state boating safety education certificate. These national and state approvals call for the course to include a total of six to eight hours of classroom sessions covering required education topics. Students learn:
On-the-Water Sessions
- Engine & electrical systems
- Starting procedures
- Docking
- Leaving & returning to a slip
- Close-quarters maneuvers
- Anchoring
- Steering a range
- Proceeding to a destination
- Person in Water rescue
Classroom Sessions
- Safety, prep & weather
- Maneuvering concepts
- Registration & capacities
- Equipment requirements
- Prep & fueling procedures
- Navigation rules of the road
- Aids to navigation
- Environment regulations
Prerequisites: none
Suggested Age: 12 – adult (may be affected by state minimum age)
Certification(s) Earned: NASBLA certificate, state boating education certificate (in applicable states), Safe Powerboat Handling certificate
Tuition: $375 per person + $35 course materials (Includes one of each: Start Powerboating Right! textbook, (includes Answer Sheet) Safe Powerboat Handling Certification Sticker, Official Logbook, Sport Powerboat Certification Standards, Review Questions, NASBLA Supplement to Start Powerboating Right! NASBLA Course Completion Card)
(Minimum required for course is 4 students, maximum 6)
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2013 course offerings
- May 6th & 8th, 13th & 15th 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
- June 10th & 12th, 17th & 19th 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm ( FULL)
- July 8th & 10th, 15th & 17th 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
- August 5th & 7th, 12th & 14th 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm