As of January 1, 2025, all Boat Operators are required to have a California Boater Card.
The next class will be held on January 17, 2026, at Schock Boats.
16214 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92649.
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
TOPICS INCLUDE
- Introduction to Boating Types of power boats, boating vocabulary, sailboats, paddle boats, powering boats, and engine types.
- Boating Law: Boat registration, regulations, hull identification numbers, required safety equipment, Federal boating law, state boating law, and reporting accidents.
- Safety Equipment: Life jackets, fire extinguishers, sound-producing devices, visual distress signals, anchors, and other safety equipment.
- Safe Operation and Navigation Buoys and beacons, aids to navigation, navigation rules, docking, and the dangers of alcohol on the water.
- Boating Emergencies: Hypothermia, boating accidents, man overboard, capsizing, emergency radio calls, carbon monoxide dangers, and weather.
- Trailering Types of trailers, lights, hitches, towing a trailer.
- Sports and Boating
After successful completion of the test, students are issued a certificate of completion. The certificate can be sent to the State in order to receive the Boater Card.
Class is limited to 25 people, sign up now!!! $45 fee payable at the class.
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Event brought to you by SCHOCK BOATS and BALBOA ANGLING CLUB
