U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Offers Early Spring Boating Safety Courses

It’s not too soon to start preparing for a safe boating season and the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Marlton Flotilla, wants you to have the proper credentials as well. Before you shove off this year, make sure you take the boating safety course and earn your New Jersey Boating Safety Certificate. Select the dates and times most convenient for you:

April 27 & 28 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm (Both sessions required)

May 16, 11:30 am to 7:30 pm

All courses will be held at the Cinnaminson Library, 1619 Riverton Road, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077

Boaters should register by contacting Auxiliarist Mark Rubino, 609 364-0929. Course cost is $60.00, which includes all instructional materials and certificate processing.

Boaters who successfully complete the course will be awarded the New Jersey boating certificate, required by the New Jersey State Police for New Jersey boaters and personal watercraft operators.

Learn the basics of navigation, boating law, trailering, storing and protecting your boat, New Jersey regulations, dealing with boating problems and much more. The Auxiliary strictly adheres to the eight hour instruction time as mandated by the New Jersey State Police, Marine Division.

Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors from the Marlton Flotilla are qualified Auxiliary crew members, bringing a wide range of skills to the course, with backgrounds in power boating, sailing, emergency medical care, navigation, radio communications and more. Students receive all necessary course materials and informative handouts.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, founded in 1939, is the uniformed, volunteer arm of the United States Coast Guard. Auxiliary duties include: Promote and improve Recreational Boating Safety, provide trained crews and facilities to augment the Coast Guard and enhance safety and security of our ports, waterways, and coastal regions and support Coast Guard operational, administrative, and logistical requirements. www.cgaux.org

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