STUDY TOPICS

• VHF Radios

• Visual Distress Signals

• Flags

SAFE SURVIVAL

• Weather

• Hypothermia

• Capsizing

• Crew Overboard

BOATING BASICS

• Know Your Boat!

• Fueling

• Marlinespike

• Engine Basics

• Alcohol & Behavior

THE ENVIRONMENT

• Wind & Currents

• Tides & Sea Conditions

• Environmental Boating

• Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs)

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Safety Equipment Basics

• Life Jackets

• Fire Extinguishers

• Float Plans

• Visual Distress Signals

NAVIGATION & NAVIGATION AIDS

• Lights

• Sounds

• Navigation Aids

• Electronic Navigation Equipment

SMALL CRAFT ISSUES

• Loading & Capacity Plates

• Boarding

• Trailering

RULES OF NAVIGATION (RULES OF THE ROAD)

• Rules of the Road

• "Pecking Order"

• International rules

• Sailing Vessels

CHARTING & PILOTING

• Charting

• Piloting

REGULATIONS

• Know the Law!

• Required Equipment

• Recommended Equipment

• Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs)

BOAT HANDLING

• Grounding

• Anchoring

• Docking

PERSONAL WATERCRAFT

• Maneuvering

• Equipment

• Special Issues

INLAND BOATING

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Dams

• Locks