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The Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron
A Unit of the United States Power Squadrons
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BOATSMART
Experienced People Helping YOU Be A Safe Boater
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Notice to all prospective boaters between the ages of 12 and 16 in Oklahoma. Effective January 2007 you will be required to have a certificate of completion of a recognized boating course with a proctored exam. Our BoatSmart course will satisfy this requirement.
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Safe Boating Education
Providing the fundamentals of boat design, operation
and Federal, State and Local regulations
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The next scheduled class for BoatSmart is May 14, 16, & 21, 2007
Classes begin each evening at 6pm and last approximately 2.5 - 3 hours.
The classes will be conducted at the Grand Lake Association Visitor Center
on Highway 59N in Grove, OK.
Contact Connie Spicer at 918-791-0223 for additional information and reservations.
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Pictures above are students at recent BoatSmart class in Grove, OK. Get yourself into this picture by taking the next BoatSmart Class.
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BOAT SMART is designed to be useful for all boaters, from the person operating a personal watercraft, to the hunter or fisherman in an outboard, to the skipper in a family cruiser, or to the sailing enthusiast. All are subject to nautical rules and regulations. All should respect traditional courtesies of the sea. All are subject to the forces of nature. The course is meant to be of interest and value to the entire family, and older children are welcome; we encourage your family to attend as a group.
This course has been designed to meet the educational requirements specified by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators. BOAT SMART is but the beginning of a boating education. USPS believes that the better educated a boater is, the more likely that boater is to be a safe skipper. We encourage you to follow up this brief and basic course with additional boating education. Safe boating is fun boating for passengers, crew, and captain!
BOAT TYPES & TERMS
Sail & power - basic terms, hull types, displacement, other design aspects
BOAT HANDLING AND ELEMENTARY SEAMANSHIP
Fueling, preparing to cast off, turning & stopping, crossing a wake, boating courtesy, docking & undocking, anchors & anchoring, personal watercraft, boating courtesy, trailering
REGULATIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND SAFE OPERATION
State boating laws & registration, fire extinguishers, flame arrestors, ventilation, life preservers, bells & whistles, distress signals, accident reporting, pollution control, alcohol afloat, using life preservers
NAVIGATION RULES
Definitions; steering & sailing rules - all vessels, sailing vessels, power vessels, maneuvering, warning signals (sound); navigation lights
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Lateral system of buoyage, aids to navigation - floating, fixed, lighted, unlighted, daymarks, sound buoys, ranges
ADVERSE CONDITIONS
Man overboard, restricted visibility, swamping and capsizing, collision, fire, medical emergencies
MARINE RADIOTELEPHONE
Operation, marine radio channel usage, calling procedure, distress & safety calls, radio abuse, citizens band radio, vessel information data
Successful completion of this course can result in upto 10 - 15% reduction in your boat insurance. That is an annual savings.
Courses are scheduled through out the year, they are open to anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of boating and boat safety. Visit our website for additional information on course schedules. GO TO WEBSITE
Another service offered to the pleasure boating public is the Vessel Safety Exams. This is a complimentary exam to determine if your craft has all the recommended safety equipment. Boats on Grand Lake successfully completing this exam will be awarded the USCG decal.
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The Grand River Dam Authority has provided financial support of our boating education programs on Grand Lake. On May 5, 2006 GRDA presented the Grand Lake Sail & Power Squadron with a check in the amount of $2250 for our education fund. This is providing BoatSmart Manuals at no cost to students who complete the BoatSmart course.
Presenting the check to our Past Commander, Larry Stout, AP (L) is Holly Moore from GRDA and on the right our Congressman Dr. Doug Cox.
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Contact our Squadron BoatSmart Chairman, Connie Spicer at 918-791-0223 for information and/or reservations for the next scheduled BoatSmart class.
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Lastest revision of page 3 April 2007
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call (918) 257-4603
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