ABOUT BOATING SAFELY
This course is offered for one day (8 hour) taught by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, is designed to fulfill the requirement for your Connecticut Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation. Upon completion, the student will receive a 2 certificates.
One certificate is mailed/carried to the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection with an application and the appropriate fee (currently $50) in order to get the license.
When the student receives the license the student is qualified to operate both recreational vessels upto 64.5 feet and jet-ski type (pwc) boats.
The class tuition is $65 per student and includes the instruction, chapter review questions, book, Federal and State requirements, and various boating safety brochures. Classes are limited to approximately 30 students and usually have at least 4 instructors.
Please be a considerate boater and arrive before 9am the day of the class. You will get the most benefit from the class if you are not frantically rushing in after it has started. Class starts promptly at 9AM and finishes around 6pm.
There is typically a 45 minute lunch break and several 10 minute breaks throughout the day.
You are encouraged to bring a lunch and get plenty of rest the night prior to the class in order to retain all of the information needed to pass the 60 question multiple choice closed book examination.
These courses are held at the USCG Auxiliary Flinton Flotilla Base, 34 Riverside Drive, Clinton, CT 06413.
Please Click on this link for a Google Map and Directions.
Take Exit 63 off of I-95, Make a Right drive to the next traffic light. Make a left on Grove Street. Go straight past the stop sign. Make a right onto Riverside Drive. Make a left into the Cedar Island Marina and stop at the gate. One of our instructors will open the gate for you.
2012 Public Education Schedule
| Class Date | Class | Pre-Paid Tuition | Pre-Registered but Paid on Class Date | Not Pre-Registered Walk-in Tuition |
| JAN 28 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| FEB 25 | HRNC | $40 | $45 | $50 |
| MARCH 31 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| APRIL 28 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| JUNE 2 | GPS, RADAR | $60 | $65 | $70 |
| JUNE 30 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| JULY 28 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| AUG 25 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| SEPT 29 | Seamanship Workshop | $50 | $55 | $60 |
| OCT 27 | ABS | $65 | $70 | $75 |
| NOV 17 | BASIC BOATING MECHANICS | $40 | $45 | $50 |
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES AS CLASSES FILL UP QUICKLY. Tuition can be paid by check or with VISA/MASTERCARD/AMERICAN EXPRESS/DISCOVER CARD.
Please note that all tuition paid is non-refundable.
Tuition paid to us is transferrable to another student or another class date within the calendar year.
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To Register online, please print our registration form, then fill it out and attach it to our email with the class date that you want. He will send you a confirmation and answer any questions about the class.
To Register by Phone call Dave @ 203-623-0861.
Please print our registration form, then fill it out and mail it along with your check to US Coast Guard Auxiliary Clinton, C/O Mark Bennett, FSO-FN, 12 Pepperbush Drive, Clinton, CT 06413.
Checks must be received by us No Later Than 5 Business Days before the Class Date. Credit Card charges must be submitted to us No Later Than 2 Business Days before the Class Date.
If you pay on the day of the class, and you have pre-registered there is a processing fee of $5 in addition to the tuition. If you have not pre-registered and show up the day of class, there will be a $10 processing fee in addition to the tuition if there is a seat available.
Our Public Education Class Schedule is subject to change please email us, or call Dave @ 203-623-0861.
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