The purpose of this training is to educate instructors in the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators’ (NASBLA) Minimum Standards for Boating Education, accepted best practices in developing a boating safety program and in effective boating education methods. The National Safe Boating Council (NSBC) Boating Safety Instructor Certification Course is designed to recognize the instructor candidate’s prior training and instructor experience in addition to the completion of basic boating safety course work. The course focus is to clarify and identify the knowledge and skills needed to present an effective NASBLA approved boating safety education curricula to entry-level students. The course involves lecture, group discussion, and review of standards and best practices. Additional subject areas covered in the course will be procedures for receiving course approval, manual selection, writing lesson plans and developing tests. This training is significant for those seeking national level instructor certifications that are not affiliated with another national certifying boating safety organization. It is of special benefit to state programs since the instructors are being trained in NASBLA’s Minimum Standards for Boating Education. This program is a boating safety partnership training program between NASBLA and the NSBC. This two-day course is an intense review of the national boating safety standards. The course focus will be to clarify and identify the knowledge and skills needed to present an effective NASBLA approved boating safety education curricula to entry-level students. Instructor candidates will be evaluated with a practical performance presentation review and written exam. Upon successful completion of the course the instructor will receive a certificate of training as a certified boating safety instructor from the National Safe Boating Council. Prerequisite of Certification: To be accepted into this training program, the student must hold a current instructor level certification in a state or nationally recognized training program (or equivalent) and have a minimum of 40 hours teaching experience. Students must have successfully completed a NASBLA approved, classroom based, basic boating course and possess a high level of comprehension of the course content. How to Get the Training (Please contact the NSBC office for details in setting up the training at your location) To Register for the Boating Safety Instructor Certification Course click here, print and fill out form and mail to the National Safe Boating Council.   The Close-Quarters Boat Handling Course is a defensive boat handling and close quarter control course that focuses on maneuvers and techniques for enforcement officers and agencies that need good skills in operating power boats while performing their duties.  The Close Quarter Control course was designed as a training program that focuses on knowing what to do and when to do it.  It is skills based using factors like the wind and current to assist you in putting your boat where you want it to be.  Although practice is a critical part of being able to handle your craft proficiently, proper practice is what this program is all about.  This program was designed for the professional/occupational boat operator such as marine enforcement officers and safety personnel that operate a boat in the performance of their duties.  It is structured to meet the needs of these enforcement agencies whose safety enforcement officers place themselves and their craft in compromising positions when trying to control and communicate with errant boaters.   This is a two-day course.  Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will receive a boat handling proficiency certificate from the NSBC.  The class size is limited to 5 students.   Please contact the National Safe Boating Council at 703-361-4294 for further details concerning the Close-Quarter Boat Handling Course.   How to Get the Training: To register for the Close Quarter Boat Handling Course click here, print and fill out the form, and mail to the National Safe Boating Council.