Courses
Connecticut Safe Boating and Personal Watercraft Certification
One day: 8 hours
A Safe Boating Certificate (SBC) will allow an individual to operate any recreational vessel registered in Connecticut except a personal watercraft ("Jet Ski" type vessel) on Connecticut’s waters. A Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation (CPWO) will allow an individual to operate any recreational vessel including a personal watercraft ("Jet Ski" type vessel).
Course Overview
Our course is state-approved and exceeds the minimum requirements for the certification to operate a boat in the State of Connecticut. This course is recommended for all new boaters as well as a refresher for experienced boat operators. Families are urged to take this course together and completion of this course may lower boat insurance premiums.
Topics
- Boat handling and seamanship
- Federal, state and local regulations
- Aids to navigation
- Navigation rules of the road
- Personal watercraft (PWC) safety and operation
- Safety and seamanship notes
Facilitator: Captain Marty Liljequist
Logistics:
Saturday, January 26
Saturday, February 23
Saturday, March 29
Sunday, April 27
Saturday, May 17
or
Saturday, June 21
9am-5pm at the Marine Training Center
Tuition: $99.00
Certification: Upon successful course completion you will receive a Landfall Navigation Marine Training Center certificate of completion in Connecticut Safe Boating and Personal Watercraft Certification. This certificate is not a substitute for the Connecticut license but necessary for the application process. Students are responsible for completing the state license application process after successfully passing the Landfall Navigation class.