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​​​BOATING 

Help make Pennsylvania's waterways fun and safe by ensuring everyone knows the rules and safety practices. Learn all you can about boating and boating safety and then pass it on by becoming an instructor. Find all the resources you need here. 

To become a boating instructor, contact regional staff.

COURSES

MATERIALS

Boating Instructor's Manual

Contact regional staff​ or email RA-FB-Education@pa.gov​ for boating for lesson plans.

Requisition for Educational Publications for ordering classroom materials (Boating Handbooks, Applications for Boating Safety Education Certificates, Temporary Boating Safety Education Certificates, etc.)

PA State Legal Requirements Teaching Outline

RESOURCES

BOATING SAFETY TESTIMONIALS

Life jackets can save lives, it's a fact. Hear the stories from families who learned firsthand how important it is to always wear a life jacket.  WATCH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

WAVES OF HOPE

Each year, nearly 650 people die during recreational boating activities. In order to prevent boating and open water tragedies, families and friends of victims have come together to create Waves of Hope.