Boating Safety

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Thank you for your interest in classroom instruction for Maryland’s Safe Boating Course.​

  • ​March Boating Sa​fety Course US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 054-24-08, Rockville MD
    March 2025 American-Sign-Language-Assisted Boating Safety Course
    Virtual via Zoom with live USCG Auxiliary certified instructors.
    Open to hearing and deaf students.
    Register early to receive course materials before start of class at:
    https://forms.gle/​94jKMoGiRg62hyR96
    8 hour course over 3 sessions:
    • March 28 Friday 7pm-9 pm
    • March 29 Saturday 12 pm-3:30 pm
    • March 30 Sunday 12 pm-3:30 pm
    for more information On-line test follows the last session on March 30, 2025
  • ​​Boat Maryland boating certification ​​sponsored by the USCG-Auxiliary , Flotilla 22-02 in Pikesville, Md: 
    • Saturday, March 29, 2025 and Sunday, March 30, 2025, 8 a.m. to 12 noon both days to receive the minimum required 8 hours of training. Located at Baltimore Yacht club, 800 Baltimore Yacht club road, Essex, MD 21221, Cost: $25.00. Contact, Barry L. Cohan 410-258-7655, email blcohandds@gmail.com or Baltimore Yacht club at 410-682-2310.

    • ​Saturday, April 12, 2025 and Sunday, April 13, 2025, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. both days to receive the minimum required 8 hours of training. located at Pleasent Yacht club, 1800 Wharf road, Sparrows Point, MD 21219. Cost: $25.00. Contact, Craig D. McDonald , Flotilla Staff Officer for Public Education and Vessel examiners, 443-803-2556, email. c_mcdonaldsr@yahoo.com
  • ​Maryland Boating Safety Course A live on-line course that satisfies the requirements for operating a vessel on Maryland waters and a Certificate of Boating Safety Education is issued upon satisfactory completion. Instructors teach two sessions.
    Attendance at both online sessions is required.
    • Saturday, Ap​ril 5, 2025 and Sunday, April 6, 2025
      ​ for more information click here.
  • ​Chesapeake Boating Academy​  ​
    Spring is almost here and we have BIG news!
    NEW BOAT, NEW LOCATION, NEW COURSES!
    Re-opening mid-April!
    ​3, 8 & 16 Hour Hands-On Boating Courses in Annapolis & Kent Narrows, MD. Private On-the-Water Instruction. For more information click here. ​
  • Queen Anne's County Parks and Recreation Boater Safety Class ​Learn boating skills IN THE CLASSROOM with a skilled instructor from the USCG Auxiliary Easton Flotilla and earn your Certificate of Boating Safety from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This course takes place on Saturday, March 15, 2025, and Sunday, March 16, 2025. For more information clic​k here
  • Queen Anne's County Parks and Recreation Boater Safety Class ​Learn boating skills IN THE CLASSROOM with a skilled instructor from the USCG Auxiliary Easton Flotilla and earn your Certificate of Boating Safety from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This course takes place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, and Sunday, April 27​, 2025. For more information click he​re
  • Community College of Baltimore County ​Meet the certification requirements of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Police through classroom instruction in basic boating. Discuss types of vessels, navigational aids, marine weather, regulations, emergency situations, personal watercraft and maneuvering. For more information click h​e​re
    • March Class Dates 03/06/2025 - 03/13/2025
    • April Class Dates 04/03/2025 - 04/10/2025
    • May Class Dates 05/01/2025 - 05/08/2025​