Whether you're planning a cruise, going fishing, or traveling to a local marina, knowing how to read and use nautical charts is essential to safe boating. Charts include must-have information, including bottom contours, hazards, and aids to navigation, to help you travel safely.

Learn about new forecasting tools, including improved supercomputers, satellites, and communication technologies.

An overview of human-powered paddle craft. The objectives of the seminar are to provide the participant with enough information to decide what type of paddle craft to choose, to learn what safety equipment is recommended, and to understand the basic, entry-level strokes.

Whether you want to navigate safely or decide what equipment to purchase, this seminar provides clear advice. Learn how RADAR works, how to use it effectively, and its limitations as a piloting aid.

Learn how to adequately prepare for common emergencies and deal with them when they occur. Gain practical knowledge about accident prevention, running aground, onboard fires, getting lost, towing, and medical emergencies.

Understand the issues and problems involving anchoring, such as anchor types and sizes. Learn proper anchoring techniques for your area.

The Practical Marine Electrical Maintenance stresses the diagnosis of modern systems, while also teaching the basics of boat electrical systems.

Learn what you'll need and what to expect when you travel by boat across international borders.