Boating Course starts Wednesday, January 16, 2008 (7:00 p.m.)at the Darien Library
The
USPS Basic Boating Course will be presented at the
at the Darien Library,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, continuing on consecutive
Wednesday evenings for six classes, a review and an exam, concluding with
the exam on Wednesday, March 5th. The class will be presented by members of
the Darien Squadron.
The course covers basic boat handling and seamanship, equipment and regulations, an introduction to charts and aids to navigation, basic piloting, and navigation rules. The course is directed at general, practical issues of interest to all boaters, and is not targeted to either power or sail. Graduates of the course are awarded a diploma that is recognized by the State in their award of the Safe Boating Certificate.
The change for the course materials includes the text book, charts and plotting equipment. You may phone 656-1129 for further information, although preregistration is not necessary.
You may also e-mail Frank Kemp at fkemp@optonline.net
to express an interest in taking the course, and to receive a schedule of
classes listing the topics that will be discussed on each date.
