Text Box: Hempstead Bay Power Squadron, Inc

Contact: P/D/C Al Wellander

 

Public Relations Officer

 

Phone 516 293 7773

 

Fax 516 454 0413

 

 

23 Pine Tree Drive

 

Farmingdale, NY

 

11735-4437

 

 

 

 


Press Release

 

 

 

Press Release 

Sept., Oct. & Nov. Classes Listed Below

 

BOAT SMART IN VALLEY STREAM

Hempstead Bay Power Squadron will present the BOAT SMART Course at Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School starting Tuesday, 30 September at 7:30 PM.  BOAT SMART, a boating safety course from the United States Power Squadrons, covers boat terms and types, personal watercraft, boat handling, required equipment, safety standards, federal, state & local regulations, aids to navigation, navigation rules, emergencies and marine radiotelephone.  The course is approved by New York State to fulfill the requirement for formal training to operate Personal Water Craft (PWC). Youngsters 18 years of age and younger are welcome in order to fulfill the New York State Boating Education requirements, but must be accompanied by an adult.

 

BOAT SMART will run for five sessions on Tuesday evenings. The course is designed to be useful for all boaters, from the person operating a personal watercraft to the skipper of a family cruiser or sailing enthusiast. The course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard for the National Recreational Boating Safety Program.

 

The instruction is free. The course material costs $30.00.

 

To obtain additional information, call the Squadron Educational Officer, P/C Ann Wellander at 516-293-7773.  or by E-Mail at HBPSEDU@att.net. To register with the school, call the Adult Education Office at 516-872-7705.

 

 

BOAT SMART IN HEWLETT

 

Hempstead Bay Power Squadron will present the BOAT SMART Course at the Hewlett/Woodmere Middle School on Peninsula Boulevard starting Wednesday, 22 October 2003 at 7:30 PM.  BOAT SMART, a boating safety course from the United States Power Squadrons, covers boat terms and types, personal watercraft, boat handling, required equipment, safety standards, federal, state & local regulations, aids to navigation, navigation rules, emergencies and marine radiotelephone.  The course is approved by New York State to fulfill the requirement for formal training to operate Personal Water Craft (PWC), as well as the requirement for youngsters 10 to 17 years of age to have a boating education certificate to operate a boat. Youngsters are welcome in the class but must be accompanied by an adult.

 

BOAT SMART will run for 5 weeks. The course is designed to be useful for all boaters, from the person operating a personal watercraft to the skipper of a family cruiser or sailing enthusiast. The course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard for the National Recreational Boating Safety Program.

 

The instruction is free. The course material costs $30.00. In addition, there is a registration fee to the school.

 

To obtain additional information please call the Squadron Educational Officer, P/C Ann Wellander at 516-293-7773 or e-mail at HBPSEDU@att.net.  To register with the Hewlett/Woodmere School District, call 516-374-8163

 

For additional information, call the Squadron Public Relations Officer, P/D/C Al Wellander at 516-293-7773, or E-Mail to HBPSEDU@att.net.

 

 

BOAT SMART IN VALLEY STREAM

Hempstead Bay Power Squadron will present the BOAT SMART Course at Valley Stream Memorial Junior High School starting Tuesday, 18 November at 7:45 PM.  BOAT SMART, a boating safety course from the United States Power Squadrons, covers boat terms and types, personal watercraft, boat handling, required equipment, safety standards, federal, state & local regulations, aids to navigation, navigation rules, emergencies and marine radiotelephone.  The course is approved by New York State to fulfill the requirement for formal training to operate Personal Water Craft (PWC). Youngsters 18 years of age and younger are welcome in order to fulfill the New York State Boating Education requirements, but must be accompanied by an adult.

 

BOAT SMART will run for five sessions on Tuesday evenings. The course is designed to be useful for all boaters, from the person operating a personal watercraft to the skipper of a family cruiser or sailing enthusiast. The course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard for the National Recreational Boating Safety Program.

 

The instruction is free. The course material costs $30.00.

 

To obtain additional information, call the Squadron Educational Officer, P/C Ann Wellander at 516-293-7773.  or by E-Mail at HBPSEDU@att.net. To register with the school, call the Adult Education Office at 516-872-7705.

 

 

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