Safe Boating CourseThe Alabama South Coast Flotilla 3-10, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will teach a safe boating class on March 1, 2008 at the Orange Beach Community Center. The class begins at 7:45 AM and will finish by 4 PM. The cost of the course is $35 per person and includes lunch and a book with CD. Additional family members willing to share a book can attend for $10. Successful completion of this course qualifies the student for the Alabama Boater’s License. The class is limited to 25 students so advanced registration is a must. Please call John Griggs at 955-1443 to register.
This course covers most basic aspects of boating including the types of boats, trailering, refueling, boat handling, what to do in emergencies, the navigation rules of the road and boating laws. The course usually has a Marine Police Officer and an Active Coast Guard Boarding Officer to answer questions on boating laws.
Traditional and Electronic Navigation Course
The Alabama South Coast Flotilla 3-10, U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will teach a navigation class on March 8 at the Orange Beach Recreation Center. The class will begin at 0800 and should be completed by 4 PM. The cost of the class is $60 per person and includes lunch and the book “Weekend Navigator, Simple Boat Navigation with GPS and Electronics” by Bob Sweet with CD. The class is limited to 20 students. Please call John Griggs at 955-1443 to register.
This course starts with basic navigation skills such as reading and plotting coordinates on a chart and progresses to using electronic charts to plan and plot your course. The charting will be combined with GPS. This advanced course requires that the boater have had the basic boating class and be familiar with his or her own GPS. This class will not teach how to use any specific make or model of GPS.
