Get Ready for Spring with Two Chances to Take a Boating Safety Course in Oakland County
Starting February 6th and March 5th, the Birmingham Power Squadron is offering America’s Boating Course® at two locations in Oakland County. Our Boating Safety Course will help keep your family safe and increase fun on Michigan’s. lakes and rivers. This professionally developed course provides boating safety skills for Sail, Power, PWC and Paddle Boat operators and covers nautical rules & regulations, boat handling, aids to navigation, boat trailering, charting techniques, and how to handle adverse conditions and emergencies. All students benefit: new boaters as well as experienced boaters who are looking for a refresher. As of October 2011, the Michigan age requirements have changed for operating a Personal Water Craft. These classes cover the changes and the Michigan DNR Boating Safety Certificate earned in the class will have you ready for PWC use under the new law.
Successful completion of our course earns students both a United States Power Squadron certificate and the Michigan DNR Boating Safety Certificate which can be used to for annual marine policy discounts with most insurance companies. The course includes a full color student text book, and offers students a free 6-month membership in the United States Power Squadrons as an added benefit. Bring this article for a $2 dollar class discount.
The February 6th class occurs weekly on Mondays, 7-9 pm, for eight weeks at Stoney Creek High School in Rochester Hills. Cost is $45 for student materials payable to the instructor, plus a $22 registration fee payable to Rochester Community Education. The March 5th class occurs weekly on Mondays, 7-9pm, for seven or eight weeks at West Bloomfield High School. Cost is $45 for student materials plus a small facility fee.
For registration and more information regarding class dates, times and locations, contact the Birmingham Power Squadron on (248) 224-7235 or using our Website: www.birminghampowersquadron.org, or by emailing seo@bpsd9.org. For the Rochester Hills class, students must also register with Rochester Community Schools by calling (248) 726-3165 at least 7 days prior to start. Seats are still available at all locations.
The Birmingham Power Squadron, a unit of the United States Power Squadrons, is a non-profit, public service, educational organization serving all communities of Oakland County with Boating Safety and advanced marine education and, in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, provides annual Vessel Safety Checks, free to community boaters. As serious boaters, when we are not teaching, we get together as a boating club.
About United States Power Squadrons
Organized in 1914, United States Power Squadrons is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to making boating safer and more enjoyable by teaching classes in seamanship, navigation, and related subjects. Our members are boating families who contribute to their communities by promoting safe boating through education. We enjoy participating with our fellow members on the water and in the classroom. USPS has some 45,000 members organized into 450 squadrons across the country and in some US territories. USPS, America's largest non-profit boating organization, has been honored by three US presidents for its civic contributions. www.usps.org
