Driver's Education for PowerBoats
As a Certified Powerboat Training School, SaferBoater uses American National On-Water Standards (NOWS) to teach you everything you need to :
- Safety and confidently handle your boat
- Qualify for Reduced Insurance Rates
- Apply knowledge from State approved or other Licensing Courses
Our SaferBoater enhanced skipper program for small powerboats is our primary Driver's Education course.
This fundamental on-the-water skills course is designed for first time boaters and anyone who wishes to navigate their waters competently and confidently.
Course Benefits :
- Insurance Discounts with SaferBoater Partners!
- Covers 42 maneuvers in-line with insurance requirements
- Understanding the Basic Parts & Operations of the Boat
- Learning the Important laws & Rules of the Water
- Handling Waves, Wind and Safety Checklists.
Private & Public Classes Book Now
- Age : 12+
- Designed For : New Boat Owners and First-Time Boaters to Establish Boater Skills on vessels with standard equipment (typically 25 feet and smaller)
Our SaferBoater enhanced skipper program for large powerboats is our primary Driver's Education course for cruisers.
This on-the-water skills course is designed for new and first-time boat owners as well as seasoned boaters who purchase boats 10 feet or longer than their existing boat (to meet insurance requirements).
This course features comprehensive skills and maneuvers on powerboat cruisers using standard and advanced equipment typically found on larger powerboats.
Course Benefits :
- Meet unique Insurance Requirements to operate large power boats up to 64+ feet
- Covers the same 42 maneuvers and all of the knowledge from the small powerboat course, with additional procedures and skills required to operate larger boats
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- Age : 18+
- Designed For : New Boat Owners and First-Time Boaters to Establish Boater Skills on Cruisers and advanced powerboats (typically vessels 26 feet and over)
This is our enhanced skipper program for small powerboat course, tailored to empower women to safely and confidently maneuver boats.
Join us for a day of Women Making Waves, taught exclusively by Certified & Experienced Female Captains
Private & Public Classes Book Now
- Age : 12+
- Designed Exclusively For : Women who are New Boat Owners or First-Time Boaters to Establish Boater Skills on vessels 25 feet and smaller
Refresher Skill Building Courses
Boating skills a little rusty? Whether it's been a while since you've been on a boat, or you just want to sharpen a particular set of boating skills, these refresher courses are an excellent way to get you back on the water and confidently on your way.
Knock the rust off your skills before you knock a hole in your boat! Refresh Your Skills to expertly depart and return to a dock or boat slip.
3 hrs | Book Now
- Age : 12+
- Designed For : Experienced Boaters who want to touch up existing boating skills
Quickly & confidently master both open-water anchoring and tying to a mooring ball in open water.
3 hrs | Book Now
- Age : 12+
- Designed For : Experienced Boaters who want to touch up existing boating skills
Tune up your open water handling skills by recognizing plowing, coming onto plane, steering, turning and stopping with several crucial techniques and maneuvers.
3 hrs | Book Now
- Age : 12+
- Designed For : Experienced Boaters who want to touch up existing boating skill
Wish you were comfortable taking your boat out for date night? Now You Can! The Night Operations Endorsement is a valuable course that will teach you how to responsibly understand signal lights and operate a powered cruising vessel at night.
3 Hours : Book Now
- Age : 12+
- Designed For : Experienced Boaters who want to touch up existing boating skills
Learning to hook up a boat and back a trailer down a ramp may seem daunting at first, but you will learn how to quickly & confidently master the boat ramp and trailering with several crucial techniques.
2 hrs | Book Now
- Age : Valid Drivers License
- Designed For : Anyone wishing to learn to expertly handle and back a trailer down a boat ramp
Take your USCG License to the next level. Earn Instructor Certifications and become a Master SaferBoater Captain.
- Prerequisites :
- 10+ Years of Boating Experience
- 3+ Years Teaching/Mentoring Experience
- USCG Captains License (100T preferred)
Need Help Choosing a Course?
If your state doesn't require a boating certificate, or you are looking to brush up on skills, watch this video.
If your state requires a boat exam and certificate, watch this video.
If you will be traveling internationally, there are some requirements you need to know.
