Boating Safety Courses 2012

The MPD Harbor Patrol Unit will be hosting boating safety classes for the 2012 boating season. The Boating Safety course is designed to educate boaters of the legal requirements, navigational rules, safety equipment, risks of boating accidents, and other issues pertaining to safe boating. Anyone operating a vessel on District of Columbia waterways is required to have a Boating Safety Certificate. The Boating Safety Certificate is issued to individuals who successfully complete the Boating Safety course.

The Boating Safety course consists of eight hours of instruction. The hours for the four-day courses are 7 pm to 9 pm each day. The special one-day classes, in which registrants will receive all eight hours of training in one day, begin at 7 am and end at 3 pm.

Pre-registration for the Boating Safety course is required. Please call the MPD Harbor Patrol Unit at (202) 727-4582, or email dennis.hamel@dc.gov or jeffrey.blevins@dc.gov to sign up or to get more information.

Course No.	Dates (4-day, 2-hour Courses)	Time
12-01	March 27 and 29; April 3 and 5, 2012	7 pm - 9 pm
12-02	April 24 and 26; May 1 and 3, 2012	7 pm - 9 pm
12-03	May 22 and 24; May 29 and 31, 2012	7 pm - 9 pm
12-04	June 19 and 21; June 26 and 28, 2012	7 pm - 9 pm
12-05	July 17 and 19; July 24 and 26, 2012	7 pm - 9 pm
12-06	August 14 and 16; August 21 and 23, 2012	7 pm - 9 pm
Course No.	Dates (1-day, 8-hour Courses)	Time
12-01	Saturday, January 28, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-02	Saturday, February 18, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-03	Saturday, March 17, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-04	Saturday, April 21, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-05	Saturday, May 19, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-06	Saturday, June 16, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-07	Sunday, July 15, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-08	Sunday, August 12, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-09	Saturday, September 1, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-10	Saturday, October 6, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-11	Saturday, November 17, 2012	7 am - 3 pm
12-12	Saturday, December 15, 2012	7 am - 3 pm