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America's Boating Course - ABC 3:
America's Boating Course - ABC 3 Date: Saturday February 17, 2024 & February 24, 2024. 2 Sessions plus the test. Attendance for both days is required.
Time: 9:00 am – 1:30pm Where: Bay Ridge Marina Community Center (Live Instruction) Materials: ABC Boating Course Book Cost: Bay Ridge members Free, ASPS Members $10.00, Non Members $35.00, Book Printed or E-Book $28.00 Instructors: P/C Ronald Ricketts, AP, 1st/Lt Patrick McGeehan, P and Stf/C Michael Maszczenski, N
This course is the best introduction or review of boating being offered. Great family course. It covers the basic boating terms, rules of the road, the Maryland laws you need to know and fundamentals of boating. The book is in both EBook and hard copy format.
Remember, if your birthday is after July 01, 1972, a Boating Safety Course card is required to legally operate a recreation vessel in Maryland waters. America's Boating Clubs offers the America's Boating Course III to fill that requirement. The course is 8 hours of instruction and a test. Passing the test with an 80% or better gets you the Boating Safety card. This class with experienced instructors will be held at the Bay Ridge Marina Community Center. Attendance for both days is required.
Course Description: The basic boating knowledge topics include:
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Date and Time: Saturday February 17 and February 24, 2024
9:00 AM to 1:30 PM (Bay Ridge Members Cost: Free) Location: Bay Ridge Marina Community Center - Member cost: $10.00 Public cost: $35.00 Non-member Registration Member Registration |
Marine Navigation:
Marine Navigation Title: Marine Navigation - New Piloting Replacement Dates: Tuesdays, January 16, 2024 to March 12, 2024 Time: 6:45pm - 9:00pm Where: Zoom, Login Information Provided after Registration Cost: Member ASPS $80.00, Non-Member $90.00. Fee Covers Book, and Plotter. Dividers can be provided for an additional $15.00. Instructor: Stf/C Michael Maszczenski, N
Marine Navigation is the first of the navigational classes focusing on techniques for piloting a boat incoastal and inland conditions. The course emphasizes planning and checking along with the use of GPS and other electronic systems for determining position, and introduces digital charting along with traditional charting, compass, and dead reckoning skills. Plotting, use of the compass, aids to navigation, electronic tools and a host of related topics are included in this all-new approach to coastal, inland and river piloting. This course uses the Bowditch Bay practice chart and local charts, the USPS 4"X15" plotter and dividers. Computer with OpenCPN must be student provided.
The Student Kit includes the Student Manual, the Plotting and Labeling Standards Learning Guide and instructions for downloading, installing, and using OpenCPN. OpenCPN is a free, marine navigation program that is state-of-the-art and in wide use by commercial and recreational boating enthusiasts. OpenCPN runs on a variety of environments, including Windows, Android tablets and phones, and MAC OS, but not iPhones or iPads. (The larger screens of desktop or laptop computers work best.)
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Date and Time: Tuesdays, January 16, 2024 to March 12, 2024 6:45pm - 9:00pm Location: ZOOM, Login Information Provided after Registration Member cost: $90.00 Public cost: $80.00 Non-member Registration Member Registration |
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