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Safe Boating and Personal Watercraft Certification Class

This basic safe boating certification course is taught in one day. Successful completion earns a Connecticut Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation, which enables the holder to operate recreational vessels up to 65 feet long, including jet skis. This course, approved by NASBLA and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard, is taught in a classroom format for students age 10 and over. The state-certified instructors have many years of teaching and boating experience. Topics include: choosing the right boat, equipment requirements, state boating laws, safety regulations, navigation rules, buoy systems, trailering, safe fueling, weather, accident prevention, special topics and more.

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