Coast Guard Auxiliary Mathews Flotilla 66 held a Boat Virginia class on Saturday at the Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, Hudgins.
Eleven students received their lifetime Boating Education Certificate satisfying the state requirement that all operators of personal watercraft and motorboats of 10 horsepower or greater pass an approved boating safety education course.
The course, titled “Boat Virginia—A course in responsible boating” is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, covering topics such as the nautical rules of the road, the legal requirements of boating, what to do in an emergency and safe operation of a personal watercraft.
Next class
The flotilla’s next free Boat Virginia class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 19, at the squad building. Auxiliary instructors will lead students through six chapters of the text to a 60-question test given at the end of lecture.
Upon successfully completing the test students will receive their boating cert...