Boater Education Instructor Course - 06/04/2024 - (1600743)
Class #1600743
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Jun 4
08:00 am - 12:00 pm
Seguin Outdoor Learning Center
1865 E Hwy 90
Seguin, TX 78155
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Instructor: Kimberly Sorensen
1865 E Hwy 90
Seguin, TX 78155
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Instructor: Kimberly Sorensen
Become an Instructor
The Boater Education Program's goals are to reduce boating and water related accidents and violations; promote safe, responsible and knowledgeable boating; and enhance boating traditions, ethics, and values. We now have more than 1,000 active instructors statewide, who include game wardens, volunteers, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Power Squadron, and professional educators. These volunteer instructors certify an average of 10,000 students per year.
Steps to Instructor Certification
- Complete the Boater Education Student Course if you have not already done so.
- Request an instructor application.
- Take your completed instructor application to a TPWD Game Warden, who will interview you and submit your paperwork to TPWD. If you need a list of game wardens in your area you may contact your nearest TPWD law enforcement office.
- Complete the Boater Education Instructor Training. If no classes are currently available, please contact us at 512-389-4846 Option 4 to speak to a Boater Education Training Specialist and arrange an instructor course in your area.
- Special provisions have now been incorporated for U.S. Power Squadron, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, certified school teachers, and certified law enforcement officers.
- After processing your application, interview, and course results, TPWD will mail you a Congratulatory Packet with your instructor card and instructor's patch.
GOAL: To educate boaters to act safely, responsibly, and ethically on Texas waterways.
BENEFIT: Reduced accidents and violations; promotion of safe and courteous boating and an overall awareness of outdoor values including stewardship and involvement.
WHAT YOU WILL TEACH: Boat Texas - A course on responsible boating
Boat Texas Content:
- Know before you go - boat types, parts of the boat, vessel length, types of engines and drives.
- Before you get underway - capacity, float plans, fueling, trailering, boat ramp courtesy and vessel maintenance.
- Operating your boat safely - casting off, docking, navigation rules, night navigation, sound signals, Aids to navigation (ATON), anchoring, environment, and personal watercraft laws, and engine cut-off switch laws.
- Texas Legal Requirements of boating - Certificate of number and decals, titling and registration, buying and selling vessels, hull identification, who can operate, negligent and reckless operation, PFD requirements, Homeland security, Fire extinguishers, ventilation systems, lights, visual distress signals, sound producing devices, PWC, environmental, penalties and enforcement.
- Boating emergencies - risk management, boating stressors, dehydration, alcohol, PFD use, accidents, collisions, hypothermia, carbon monoxide, water and electricity,
- Enjoying water sports - passengers, who can operate vessel, environment, paddle craft, towed watersports, diving, hunting, other on water activities.
- Complete student boater course and obtain boating certification.
- Complete instructor paperwork including Game Warden interview. Contact monica.silva@tpwd.texas.gov to get a copy of the paperwork.
- Complete online virtual instructor course