Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your boating safety license and certification exam.

The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on your exam. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized chapters. There are quizzes and key takeaways sections following each chapter to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

Here is the layout of the course: 

• Introduction and welcome
• Boat basics introduction, terminology, and general concepts
• Anatomy of a boat
• General powerboat operations
• Preparation for departure
• Pre-trip inspection
• Departures
• Operating in close quarters
• Open water navigation
• Special situations
• Night-time operations
• Return to various locations
• Secure your vessel before leaving for the day
• General operations: Sailing
• Introduction and basic sailing terms
• Prepare for sailboat departure: Inspections and departure
• Departures
• Close quarters sailboat maneuvering
• Open water maneuvering: Sailboats
• Arriving at a destination: Sailboat
• Sailboat security
• Emergencies
• Handling emergencies: Emergency equipment
• Emergencies: What could happen
• Weather and boating
• Practice test

We have also included a follow-along PDF manual containing all the graphs, charts, figures, and terms we'll be reviewing in the audio. Also included as a bonus is our audiobook Boating Secrets Uncovered: A Guide to the Complete Family Experience!

Follow Along PDF