Date Class (Details Below) Location
May 17, 2008 About Boating Safely East Bay Park, Georgetown, SC
July 26, 2008 About Boating Safely Coast Guard Station, Georgetown, SC
Summer or Fall 2008 Boating Skills and Seamanship Location: TBA

Our next ABS course is offered July 26, 2008 (Saturday) from 9am to 5 pm, with a lunch break.
It takes place at Coast Guard Station Georgetown, Georgetown, SC.
The cost is $30 per person which includes a textbook and a CD diskette. Call (843) 235-3087 to register.

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This web site emphasizes Boating Safety Classes offered in South Carolina. If you have not taken a Boating Safety Class, we encourage you to enroll in one, whether you are a new boater or have been boating for some time. You will find a lot advice about handling a boat (and trailer), get information about Federal and State Laws regulating Boating and meet some nice boaters.

Flotilla 12-10 (District 7) of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary maintains this site.
We try to provide information about classes offered by any Flotilla in SC.

The Power Squadron also offers Boating Safety classes. For District 26 classes see: Power Squadron Classes.

Several Boating Safety Classes are offered to the public by the Coast Guard Auxilary. The two most popular classes are "About Boating Safety" (ABS) and "Basic Skills and Seamanship" (BS&S).
Here are some scenes from an "America's Boating Course" class (renamed ABS).
Johanna G. Slide

Students Book Diplomas

The Boating Skills and Seamanship course (BS&S) is more advanced than the ABS course but no prerequisite is needed. The BS&S course is typically offered on four Thursday evenings and one Saturday. The cost is expected to be $35/person with reductions for couples or youth (minimum age 14) who share a book .

The About Boating Safety typically occurs all on one day from 9am to 5pm, with a lunch break. The cost is expected to be $30 per person. Students receive a text book and a CD diskette. Flotilla 12-10 is pleased to offer this course in conjunction with the Georgetown Department of Recreation for the April, May and July dates. The course has been offered in a number of locations such as Coastal Carolina University's Waccamaw Center in Litchfield and at Station Georgetown.

The About Boating Safety in North Myrtle Beach is offered by Flotilla 12-2. It typically is offered all on one day or in shorter sessions spread over two days. It is usually offered at the North Myrtle Beach library.

Please visit the Flotilla 12-10 web site at Flotilla1210.com.

There are a variety of advanced courses offered free to members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Examples are Advanced Navigation, Seamanship, and Communications. After taking a Boating Safety class, you may want to find out more about joining the Auxiliary.
The web site also describes other activites of the Coast Guard Auxiliary such as Safety or Regatta Patrols (see Operations), Vessel Safety Checks and Fellowship.