BOAT SAFETY EDUCATION

Free Boating Safety Classes, explaining required and recommended equipment for small boats and offering training in good seamanship are offered throughout the U.S. by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, the U.S. Power Squadrons and certain chapters of the American Red Cross. Boaters can call the Coast Guard toll-free line, 800-368-5647 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday to learn the location of the nearest boating education class.

You may be eligible for an insurance discount by enrolling in Boating Safety courses identified as "state-administered courses approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard."