VA Boating Safety Course Oct 16, 2010

The VA Boating Safety course book covered know your boat, before getting underway, operating your boat safely, the legal requirements of boating, boating emergencies what to do,  and finally, enjoying water sports with your boat. We woke up early on Saturday to head down to the Mathews County Rescue Squad to take our test. We watched videos and had an answer question segment after each chapter. The class began at 8:30am and the test began at 2:45pm. The kids finally finished with some help around 5:00pm.  The test was an open book multiple choice test. The power squadron that was supervising the class was very patient with the kids who needed a little extra help  in some of the areas. All four of us successfully passed the VA Boating Safety course! We are all now legally certified to drive the boat.  Now we have to put our knowledge to the test and do our best to follow the rules of the road.