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Private Training with Certified NSBC Instructor in New Jersey
Whether you’re a novice power-boater or seeking to enhance your skills in docking and close-quarters maneuvering, this course is tailored for you. Our Boat Control On-Water Training Course Modules are meticulously designed to impart boat handling expertise to recreational boaters and personnel responsible for operating vessels used in marine patrol. Led by a highly qualified NSBC Certified Instructor, this course covers a range of topics, progressing from safety gear and pre-launch checklists to close-quarters docking and refueling. Each maneuver is practiced, advancing from idle speed to displacement mode, and then planning mode.
Enhance your powerboating skills and confidence with our expert-led training.
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- Pre-Launch and Pre-Departure Procedures
- Operating the Vessel at Idle Speed
- Introduction to Boater’s Eye
- Standard and Urgency Stops
- Weathervane Technique
- Ferrying with the Current and Wind
- Returning to or Leaving the Dock
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- Pre-Launch Procedures
- 180-Degree Turn-Around or “Pivot Turn”
- Docking Alongside a Pier
- Departing from a Pier
- Proper Lookout Techniques
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- Boat Trim Adjustment
- Stop Lanyard Usage
- Operating in Displacement Mode
- Ferrying in Displacement Mode
- Holding Station Techniques
- Shoreline Landings
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- Recognizing Plow Mode
- Operating in Planning Mode
- Avoidance Turns
- Emergency Stops
- Man Overboard Procedures