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Public Education Classes
All Public Education classes are offered free of charge to the public in an effort to
increase boating knowledge in the community. Please browse our course offerings
and schedules and take advantage of our classes to increase your knowledge and skills as a boater.
Flotilla 1-4 holds classes at the
West Marine store in Point Loma, though this page also lists courses held throughout
many locations in Southern California.
This eight-lesson course is directed toward the power boater, but also has applications for the
sailing enthusiast, emphasizing safe boating practices. The course covers such topics as boat
characteristics and structure, nautical nomenclature, legal requirements and necessary equipment,
boat handling, aids to navigation, navigation rules, marine radiotelephone and trailering.
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Boating Skills & Seamanship II – BS&S II
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This five-lesson course is designed for boaters who already have a basic knowledge of water
safety practices, boating equipment, boat handling, aids to navigation, and rules for vessel travel
upon the water. This course is particularly valuable for those who leave the bay for open water
where an understanding of weather, radio procedures, engine reliability, and basic navigation skills
are critical to safe boating. Completion of this course will better prepare boaters for advanced
coastal navigation and extended cruising training.
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Basic Coastal Navigation – BCN
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Basic Coastal Navigation covers coastal (within sight of land) navigation,
proper use of the mariner's magnetic compass,
course plotting and dead reckoning, using nautical charts, and one session on electronic navigation
systems. It does not cover the use of a sextant or celestial navigation.
This is a 7-lesson course.
This four-lesson course provides an introduction to the Global Positioning System.
It is not intended to teach the operation of or endorse any particular GPS receiver.
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Advanced Coastal Navigation – ACN
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This 13- to 15- lesson course covers the same topics as BCN, but more in depth.
Advanced Coastal Navigation provides additional
instruction in the use of tide and current tables, extended outer waters and offshore navigation,
radio instruments for use in navigation, radar, and GPS. Other topics covered include the full use
and characteristics of navigational lighting.
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Personal Watercraft – PWC
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Personal Watercraft is a convenient and short one (1) hour for PWC riders. This course is not NASBLA approved and does not
meet state mandatory education requirements. Pre-registration is required.
- First Monday of each month
- Conference Room,
201 S. Magnolia, El Cajon
- For further information call Michael Saverson, (619) 445-2804
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Sailing Fundamentals – SF
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This course is recommended for people primarily interested in sailboats and sailing.
The topics are much like those in the Boating Skills and Seamanship course, but with emphasis
on sailing theory and sailboat handling maneuvers. This safe boating practices course is given
in a seven to eight lesson format. The Sailing Fundamentals course is the same as the
"ashore" course presented by the American Sailing Association.
Additional Course Descriptions
This four lesson course stresses safe boating practices designed to be completed in eight
hours. Although the course can be given in one day, the course may also be given in any
combination of two hour segments. The course is for boat operators, operators of Personal
Watercraft, youth, and non-traditional boaters. It may serve as a beginning course to BS&S.
This course is National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) approved to meet
mandatory safety education requirements of certain states.
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Boating Fun – Adventure on the Water
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Boating Fun is designed for students in grades K–3. An activity learning book introduces
basic precautions
for safety in and around water and boats. A 16-page coloring book is provided.
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Waypoints – A Guide to Boating Safety
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Waypoints is designed for students in grades 4–6 and includes the main safety points found in the basic
adult course, Boating Safely. The 16-page book contains the fundamentals of safe boating in a
simplified form.
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