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Currently Scheduled Seminars
Sooner or later, you will need to replace the 12-volt batteries used to start your boat engine and run your onboard electronic systems. This seminar is intended to help you get longer, more reliable service from your current boat battery and to familiarize you with the options available when it comes time for an upgrade or replacement.
Special attention is given to lithium batteries and the items you need to consider if you are thinking of a lithium upgrade.
- Battery Specifications
- Batteries for Different Loads
- Battery Chemistries
- Onboard Charging Systems
- Maintenance & Testing
- Battery Replacement
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
Don't leave the dock without knowing the rules of the road. This seminar simplifies the sometimes complex U.S. Inland Rules and International Rules, or COLREGS, for the recreational boater. Through examples, you'll discover how to avoid collisions in various situations, the differences between power and sailboat rules, and the special rules for fishing vessel.
The downloadable US Coast Guard's Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook is the supporting text. This seminar is also a starting point for study preparation for the USCG License examination.
This seminar is also available as a component of the Boat Handling course.
- Distress signals
- Restricted visibility
- Sounds signals
- Lights and shapes on vessels
- Fishing vessels
- Vessel responsibilities
- Sailing vessels
- Overtaking
- Crossing
- Meeting head on
- Avoiding collisions
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
This seminar gives you the tools you need to use propane fuel safely on the water. Propane and butane, also known as LPG, are the most common cooking fuels used on boats. While efficient, cost effective and widely available, these fuels can also be dangerous. This seminar explains boat propane systems, propane safety, and how to keep your boat and crew safe.
- The proper way to turn propane appliances on and off safely
- How to check for propane leaks
- The basics of inspecting and maintaining your propane system
- Parts of a safe marine propane system
- How to use and store small propane fuel cylinders
- Important properties of propane and butane fuel
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
Are you a crew member or passenger who has no idea what's going on during a boat trip? Learn the essential skills you will need to help the skipper safely operate a recreational boat, including how to respond in an emergency. You'll become an asset on board with Partner in Command.
The Partner in Command seminar includes an introduction to boating, understanding anchoring, docking, and navigation, preparing for bad weather, first aid and on-board emergencies, and more.
- Full color Student Guide
P/C Betty Torres, SN
Learn how to adequately prepare for common emergencies and deal with them when they occur.
Gain practical knowledge about accident prevention, running aground, onboard fires, getting lost, towing, and medical emergencies.
A must-have for skippers, this seminar provides valuable skills for anyone venturing on the water.
This seminar is also available as a component of the Boat Handling course.
AIS Electronics for Boaters, our newest seminar, can help you decide if AIS is right for you. Automatic Identification System electronics aren’t just for commercial vessels. Using AIS can help you navigate crowded waterways easily and safely.
With AIS marine electronics onboard, you can identify potential dangers and quickly make decisions on the water. Many systems share your boat’s information with other boats so they can also make better, safer boating decisions.
D/Lt/C Robert Blau, SN
Don't drift! Understand the issues and problems involving anchoring, such as anchor types and sizes. Learn proper anchoring techniques for your area. By understanding anchoring conditions and situations, you'll protect your boat and get a good night's sleep on the water.
This seminar is also available as a component of the Boat Handling course.
- Anchor lines
- How much line or chain to use
- Where common anchors work best
- Buying an anchor
- Tips and tricks
- Anchoring
- What size anchor
- Anchor types
- Holding power
- Anchor chains
P/C Tom Geggie, SN
This seminar is also available as a component of the Boat Handling course.
Lt/C Paul Loock, JN
Discover what every boater needs to know about gasoline and diesel fuel, including computing and evaluating fuel consumption, caring for your fuel system, and fueling a boat safely. Learn how to handle fuel safely and to respect its lethal potential. Learn how to avoid running out of fuel. Each student receives a full color Student Guide for the seminar.
- Practice environmentally safe fueling
- Control and prevent “oily waste” discharge
- Know the differences between gasoline and diesel engines
- Understanding torque, horsepower, transmissions and propeller issues
- Measure and predict fuel performance
- Employ special “rules of thumb”
- Calculate range and distance
- Recognize fuel problems
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
People fall overboard, especially in rough weather and high seas.
Discover how to equip and maneuver your boat to retrieve someone in the water.
Essential for all boaters, this seminar teaches you what to do if you fall overboard, as well as how to retrieve someone else.
P/R/C Don Fiander, SN
