Hampton Yacht Club
BOAT VIRGINIA
HAMPTON YACHT CLUB, March 4, 2012, 0830 — 1730
Presented by Greg Reese, USCG Auxiliary
NO COST FOR CLASS!
Coffee / Pastries / Lunch / Refreshments $18.00, starting at 0800
To register: Please contact HYC Office, 757-722-0711
This safe boating course will give you the knowledge needed to obtain the Virginia Safe Boating Education Certification. Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete the Boat Virginia Course.
TOPICS INCLUDE: Introduction to Boating, Trailering, Boating Laws and Aids to Navigation, Boat Safety Equipment, Boating Problems, Hunting and Fishing and Water-skiing safety, and safe PWC operation.
The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) website link is: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/education/requirement/
The content of this FREE course exactly parallels the USCG Auxiliary for-fee course "About Boating Safely." The website link is: http://www.cgaux.org/boatinged/.
THIS COURSE AND THE MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER EXAM AT THE END OF THE DAY MEET THE FOLLOWING STATE BOATING REQUIREMENTS:
Virginia Boating Safety Education Requirement - The requirement for boating safety education is phased-in over several years according to the following schedule:
All personal watercraft operators, regardless of age, and motorboat operators 30 years of age or younger shall meet the requirements by July 1, 2012
Motorboat operators 40 years of age or younger shall meet the requirements by July 1, 2013
Motorboat operators 45 years of age or younger shall meet the requirements by July 1, 2014
Motorboat operators 50 years of age or younger shall meet the requirements by July 1, 2015
All motorboat operators, regardless of age, shall meet the requirements by July 1, 2016
The USCG website link is: http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/boating_safety_courses.aspx and they reference the USCG Aux as a source for obtaining the necessary instruction to gain the certification.