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Boating Education Courses

Participation in a boating education course will teach how to properly operate and maintain a boat. Laws, responsibilities and personal safety will also be covered. Passage of a final exam is required. You must attend every day of the class in order to receive your certificate.

Total Course = 6 Hours

• Proper Operation & Safety (Boating Handling-Equipment-Trailering) = 3 Hours
• Laws = 30 Minutes
• Emergencies & Survival (cold water) = 40 Minutes
• Self Help First Aid = 20 Minutes
• Environment/Ethics = 1 1/2 Hours

New courses will be posted below as they become available.

America's Boating Course can be taken in any of three ways: on the Internet, by studying an 80-page course manual or with a CD. No matter how you like to learn, when you sign up you'll receive a complete package which includes the course manual, the boating course CD, and a PIN number giving you access to the Internet course.

Androscoggin County
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Aroostook County
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Cumberland County
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Franklin County
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Hancock County
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Kennebec County
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Knox County
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Lincoln County
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Oxford County
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Penobscot County
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Piscataquis County
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Sagadahoc County
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Somerset County
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Waldo County
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Washington County
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York County
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Mid Coast - Coast Guard
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