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Boating Classes

Flotilla 13-03 offers boating safety classes from October to April in Big Pine Key.  Classes meet twice a week for three weeks.  The instructors are trained volunteers from our flotilla.  Most Insurance companies recognize this safety training and offer a discount on your boat insurance policy.  Check with your agent to confirm.

Boating Safety and Seamanship Class.

Classes are held between October and April
For a detailed October and December class description and schedule click Class Schedule

For further information contact
Bob 872-7505 or Don at 744-0043

Classes will be advertised in newspapers and US1 radio.  Sign-up booths will be held at the Winn-Dixie shopping center in Big Pine Key  the week before the start of classes.
 

The classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Big Pine Key Habitat for Humanity Building (upstairs)
 

SIGNUP BOOTH AT WINN DIXIE PLAZA

                  Friday  Oct 24  2pm to 8 pm                                  Saturday Oct 24   9 am to 3pm  -

OR    CALL

 

                    BOB  – 745-4240      Nov-May                   

                                                                 Spm240@msn.com  

                                                                            or

                                                    Don     744-0043           year round     

                                                                 don@floridacoins.com

 

To contact by e-mail, click  Flotilla Contacts

For a complete schedule click Calendar

U.S. COASTGUARD AUXILIARY

BIG PINE FLOTILLA 1303

PROPOSED SCHEDULE

A Boating Skills and Seamanship program will be presented by the US Coastguard Auxiliary Big Pine Flotilla 1303 at the Habitat For Humanity, 30320 Overseas Hwy, Big Pine Key, Fl.   Programs begins at 7pm and end at 9:30pm.   A knot will be taught each evening.  The schedule of programs is as follows:

 

Monday  Oct 27 -  Knot 11-14 Overhand, Figure 8

Chapter 2 - EQUIPMENT FOR YOUR BOAT – Requirements for your boat, your boats equipment, legal considerations, boating accidents.

Chapter 6 – RULES YOU MUST FOLLOW – Inland and federal rules, general responsibility, to whom do they apply?

Wednesday  Oct 29-  Knot 11-23  Bowline,  Square

Chapter 4 – BOAT HANDLING –  Loading your boat, getting started, docking, mooring, and anchoring.

Chapter 12 – WEATHER AND BOATING – What causes our weather, understanding local weather, fog, frontal action and your personal weather minimums.  Working with local weather reports and forecasts.

Monday Nov 3  -  Knot 11-18 Clove Hitch

Chapter 5 – YOUR “HIGHWAY” SIGNS – “Aids to Navigation(ATON) – Buoyage system, waterway signs, lights, chart symbols, bridges and navigation publications.

Chapter 9 –  CHARTS (PILOTING) – This session will review the charts and symbols for our local and Key West  harbor areas.

Chapter 1 – WHICH BOAT

Wednesday Nov 5 -  Knot 11-27  Cleat

Chapter 9 – PILOTING – Charts, latitude and longitude, compass errors, positioning, speed, time, distance, dead reckoning.  You will also plot several navigation problems on local charts.

 Saturday Nov 8 - Patrol on the water

Monday Nov 10  -  Knot 11-17 Sheet Bend (Becket)

 Chapter 13 – RADIO  - Radio use and procedures     
 Lost Boat Scenario

Chapter 3 -  TRAILERING

Guest Speaker

Wednesday  Nov 12

Chapter 8 – THE REST OF OUR STORY – Small boat safety, personal watercraft, hypothermia. and Florida Law

 TEST  -  DIPLOMA AND SOCIAL HOUR

 

SIGNUP BOOTH AT WINN DIXIE PLAZA

Friday  Oct 24  2pm to 8 pm   
Saturday Oct 25  9 am to 3pm  -

OR    CALL

 

BOB  – 745-4240      Nov-May                   

                             Spm240@msn.com  

                        or Don     744-0043                

                            don@floridacoins.com

 

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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