All programs are free, offered throughout the state, and open to the public regardless of race, gender, national origin, age, or disability. Before You Go - Take a Boating Course Consider attending a free boating safety course this season. Whether you're a seasoned skipper or a beginner, there's something for everyone to learn. If you're interested in taking a course in boating safety or personal watercraft safety, complete and mail the enclosed postcard. Its primary purpose is to enhance safety on our waterways by developing an increased awareness of safe boating practices, ethical and legal responsibilities, and general marine knowledge.
Instruction is provided by state environmental police officers and volunteer instructors.
Boat owners who complete this course are often allowed discounts on boat insurance policies. The purpose of this course is to foster a safe attitude in the pwc user, by developing an increased awareness of safe boating practices, pwc handling, and boating law. In over one-third of these cases, lifejackets were not even carried on board. The vast majority of people who die in recreational boating accidents, fall overboard or capsize their boats. We believe that many of these tragic deaths could have been prevented if only a life jacket had been worn.