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Boating Education
Overview
The PA Fish and Boat Commission and its partners provide opportunities to earn your boating safety education certification and learn more about boating safely in Pennsylvania by taking a boating safety course.Basic Boating Course
This certification course is a great way for the first-time boater or seasoned boater to learn all the basic boating regulations and requirements. This classroom course has a certification exam at the end. Participants 11 years of age and older with an interest in learning the basics of boating and earning a boating safety education certificate are welcome to attend. Those under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Boating & Water Safety Awareness Course
This certification course can be a fun and interactive way for the first-time boater or seasoned boater to learn basic boating regulations and requirements along with in-water activities relating to lifejackets and self-rescue. Anyone, 11 years of age and older with an interest in learning the basics of boating, practicing in-water skills, and earning a boating safety education certificate is welcome.
May 2024
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May 4 Sat
Basic Boating
Special Registration
Location & Schedule
Hammond Lake- Ives Run Visitor Center Tioga, PA 16946
- Saturday, May 4, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm
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May 4 Sat
Basic Boating
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Wallenpaupack Environmental Learning Center Hawley, PA 18428
- Saturday, May 4, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm
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May 6 Mon
Basic Boating
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Clarion YMCA Clarion, PA 16214
- Monday, May 6, 2024 5:00pm - 9:00pm
- Plus, 1 additional day.
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May 11 Sat
Boat America (U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
Special Registration
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Upper Southampton Parks & Rec Community Center Southampton, PA 18966
- Saturday, May 11, 2024 8:45am - 5:30pm
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May 11 Sat
Basic Boating
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Harveys Lake American Legion Post 0967 Harveys Lake, PA 18618
- Saturday, May 11, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm
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May 15 Wed
Boating Skills and Seamanship (U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary)
Special Registration
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Riddle Hospital Community Center, Health Center 4 Media, PA 19063
- Wednesday, May 15, 2024 6:00pm - 9:00pm
- Plus, 2 additional days.
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May 18 Sat
Basic Boating Course
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Mount Pisgah State Park Nature Center Troy, PA 16947
- Saturday, May 18, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm
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May 19 Sun
Basic Boating Course
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Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Sunday, May 19, 2024 8:30am - 4:30pm
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May 25 Sat
Basic Boating
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Washington Co. Intermediate Unit #1 McMurray, PA 15317
- Saturday, May 25, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm
June 2024
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Jun 1 Sat
Basic Boating
Special Registration
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Community College of Beaver County Monaca, PA 15061
- Saturday, June 1, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm