CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S MARINE PATROL OFFERS BOATER EDUCATION COURSE
Posted: February 9th, 2010 10:36 AM
Vancouver, WA – February 9th, 2010 – The Clark County Sheriff's Office, Marine Patrol Unit will offer an Adventures in Boating education course for Washington boaters seeking their boater education cards. This eight hour course will provide boaters the basics of safe boating that all recreational boaters should know. This course was developed specifically for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and is taught by officers who are certified by the agency.
The course will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 20th, 2010, at the Clark County Operations Center, 4700 NE 78th Street, Building B1. Seating is limited and families are encouraged to attend. The course fee is $10 and the Adventures in Boating Washington manual and exam will be provided at the class. Children 12-17 are free with a paying adult.
Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, boat operators ages 12 to 30 years old will be required to carry a boater education card when operating a boat 15 horsepower or greater on Washington's waterways. The card requirement will be phased in through 2014, when all boaters born on or after Jan. 1, 1955, will be required to have a card. Boaters born before Jan. 1, 1955, are exempt from this law. Cards cost $10 and are good for a lifetime. Oregon boaters are allowed to operate their vessel in Washington with their Oregon boater education cards. Washington cards also work in Oregon.
For more information about this class or to reserve your seat, please contact Deputy Todd Baker at (360) 397-2106 or by e-mail todd.baker@clark.wa.gov. For information on the Mandatory Boating Safety Education Program, visit online at www.parks.wa.gov/boating.
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