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Punta Gorda Boaters' Alliance
Safe Captains Club Challenge
 

 

 


The Seafarers' Board of Directors have elected to accept the PGBA's challenge to certify that all of our member captains have completed a "safe boating" course and have successfully passed the final exam associated with that course.  Note that you may have completed one of these courses in the past, in which case you don't need to take it again -- just submit your certificate.

How to Meet The Challenge
To meet the challenge, each member must demonstrate that he/she has passed the final exam of one of the following courses that are approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA).

United States Power Squadron     Squadron Boating Course
                                                        Boat Smart Course
                                                        ABC America’s Boating Course

U S Coast Guard Auxiliary          ABC America’s Boating Course
                                                       Boating Skills & Seamanship Course
                                                       Sailing & Seamanship Course

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
                                                       How to Boat Smart-Florida Boating

Other NASLBA approved courses in Florida include,

America Boating Education         American Boat Operators Course American Safety Council              Florida Boating Safety Course
American Sailing Assn. (ASA)     Basic Keelboat Sailing Course
Boat US Foundation                     Boat US Foundation Online
                                                              Boating Safety Course
BoaterEam.com                             TheBoaterExam.com Boating
                                                              Safety Certificate
Coastal Yachting Academy           Practical Boating Safety,
                                                              Seamanship & Navigation
Delaunay Communications          PWC Safety School.com Safety
                                                                 Course
Florida Sailing & Cruising          Basic Power Boat Handling
        School
Marine University                          Boater 101
Marine Smarts, Inc.                       Smart Boating with Captain Steve
Nautical Know How, Inc              Boating Basics Online.com and
                                                                 BoatSafe.com
US Sailing                                     Basic Keelboat Certification Course
                                                       Keelboat Instructor Course
                                                       Small Boat Instructor Course

The following groups automatically qualify

Holders of U.S. Coast Guard 6 Pak Licenses and above
Graduates of:
                       Naval Academy
                       U.S. Coast Guard Academy
                       Merchant Marine Academy, Deck Officer License

When you have achieved this goal, please complete the following and submit it to Jim Doolittle, by printing it out and mailing it, along with a copy of the Course Certificate, to:

Jim Doolittle
1000 Via Tripoli
Punta Gorda, FL  33950
giddy7up@comcast.net

Achievement:
Members' Name:
E-Mail:
Name of Organization:
(examples: USPS, USCGA)
Name of Course(s):  
(example: Boat  Smart)
Approximate Date(s) Attended:
Comments:
 

Thank you for Accepting the Challenge!
You will now have a Symbol of Certification on the Members' Directory