On-Water Training

The National Safe Boating Council's NASBLA-verified Boat Control On-Water Training course teaches close-quarters maneuvering and underway boat control. Virginia Maritime Solutions' certified National Safe Boating Council instructors progress each client through safety, gear, pre-launch checklist, to docking and refueling in close quarters. Each maneuver is demonstrated, practiced, and repeated advancing from idle speed to displacement mode, then planing mode.

Modules:

• Course 1: Introduction to Powerboating
• Course 2: Precision Docking and Boat Handling
• Course 3: Open Water Boat Handling
• Course 4: Open Water Advanced Maneuvers

Vessel: Taught aboard your craft or a chartered craft.

A NSBC Certificate of Completion is awarded after each course module. Insurance companies offer a 10% reduction in insurance premiums.

Cost:

• 2-4 students: $599 per person (4 days, 1 module per day)
• 1 student (private Instruction): $799 per person (2 days, 2 modules per day)
• Additional fees may apply if taught aboard a chartered craft. 
• 20% repeat customer and family package discounts available.