Many Public Safety Officers are not assigned to full time marine units. Boating skills are perishable. So over time officers loss their skills and this is when incidents occur. This course covers the skills needed to get back on the water.

Topics Included:

• Pre-departure vessel inspection
• Navigation Rules
• Line Handling
• Knots tying
• Boat operations – docking, slow speed and on plane
• Anchoring
• Boardings
• Arrest procedures on the water
• Man overboard procedures