Coast Guard Auxiliary - Flotilla 34 - Pompano Beach Florida
About Boating Safely Course
Dates: June 12th,
August
7th, October 23rd, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM - One Day Program
Cost: $50 , Lunch is provided
Location: Pompano Fire Training Center
180 SW 3rd Street
Pompano Beach, FL
Directions To Pompano Beach Fire Training Center:
Take Atlantic Blvd. to Cypress Road.
(Cypress Road is just East of Dixie Highway and Pompano Beach City Hall.)
Go South on Cypress Road.
Take a right on SW 3rd Street.
Make a left and go around behind the Sheriff’s Department until you see the 4 story fire training tower.
The course will be in the building at the bottom of the training tower.
(On the map below the Training Center is near the train tracks and the West end of SW 4th Street)
ABS Course Contents:
CH 2 “Before You Get Underway” What to do before you leave the dock
"Law Enforcement Officer" A Florida Fish & Wildlife officer's perspective
CH 3 “Navigating the Waterway” Waterway markers and rules of the "road"
"Waterway Watch" Homeland security is everyone's business
CH 4 “Operating you Vessel Safely” Boat handling and safe operation
CH 5 “Legal Requirements of Boating” Federal and Florida Boating Laws
"Marlinspike" Knots and lines
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