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NEXT SCHEDULED CLASS - About Boating Safely

Dates: April-10 and 11, 1 PM to 5 PM each day
at Rarity Bay Enrichment Center

Cost: $ 35.00* including text, exam and certificate

$10 for 12- 21 year-olds who must comply with TN Mandatory Boater Education Law.

*Couples/families who share course materials may attend for only $10 per additional person. Fee collected at first class.

This boating class will give you the knowledge needed to obtain a boat license or safety certification in many states. Successful completion of the course and multiple choice exam will earn you a safe boating certificate. Many boat insurance companies will offer discounts on boating insurance to boaters who successfully complete About Boating Safely.

CALL NOW CLASS SIZE IS LIMITED

Please contact John McCarthy at 865-742-3366 to make a reservation.

Please scroll down for the 2012 class schedule and full details for all boating classes.

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CLASS SCHEDULE FOR 2012

Instructor   Date                                   Course
Several       April 10 and 11..................About Boating Safety
1                  Date Pending......................Personal Watercraft and Water Sports
7                  April 19..............................Boating safely for Fishing & Hunting
1                  April 24..............................PaddleSports (Canoes and Kayaks)
1                  May 2 and 3.......................Marlinspike Seamanship: Lines, Knots and Splices
6                  May 9.................................Suddenly in Command (First Mates)
4                  May 17 and 18..................Weekend Navigator - Basic Navigation

2                  May 21 and 22.. ................GPS for the Tennessee Boater
5                  May 24...............................Practical GPS Navigation(hands on)
8                  June 1.................................Pontoon fun and family safety
9                  June 4 and 6......................Boating Adventures on the TN River
Several       June 18 and 19..................About Boating Safely (Harriman, TN)
6                 June 23...............................Suddenly in Command
4                  July 10 and 11...................Weekend Navigator - Basic Navigation
2                 July 30 and 31 ...................GPS for the Tennessee Boater
2                  Aug 2..................................Practical GPS Navigation(hands on)
Several      Aug 6 and 7.......................About Boating Safely
7                 Sept 11...............................Boating Safely for Fishing & Hunting

FOR OTHER CLASSES OUTSIDE OF THE TELLICO VILLAGE GO TO:

http://division12-e-tenn-public-education.blogspot.com/

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GROUPS OF CLASSES

Thematic grouping of sequences of individual classes

To aid boaters in topic selection, individual classes have been assembled into groups that include an integrated sequence of learning that form a cohesive and comprehensive educational program on a similar theme.

1. RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY GROUP (Two classes)

About Boating safely - Start with the basics by taking our flagship About Boating Safely (ABS). This class should be your first stop in learning to take a boat on the water; get all the essentials to operating your craft on a lake with other boats. This class should keep you operating safely and effectively under most conditions. You may also be able to obtain a discount on insurance.
Suddenly in Command - Even with the ABS course as background, and certainly without a complete foundation in Boating Safely, be prepared for an unexpected emergency situation, such as the captain becomes incapacitated or falls overboard. You are Suddenly In Command.
Boating Safety for Fishing and Hunting - Activities such as fishing and hunting are usually performed on small trailerable boats with low freeboard. Bass boats for fishermen have unique safety concerns as do the aluminum Jon boats often used by hunters. Weather and cold temperatures often don’t stop sporting enthusiasts. These additional risks require special safety considerations discussed in Boating Safety for Fishing and Hunting

With these three classes, you’ll be confident that you have the basics to handle your boat safely.

2. BOATING FUN AND SAFETY GROUP (Three classes)

Learn to have fun in the water while interacting with fellow boaters in recreation and exploration.

Marlinspike Seamanship: Many of the fun activities in this Group require a strong background in tying a variety of knots and splices for anchoring and rafting-off with companion boats. The student will learn to make a set of customized docklines lines for their boat and creating secure and safe lines to attach vessels.
Pontoon Fun: Pontoon boats are highly versatile and popular craft, and Pontoon Fun teaches tips on having fun with others in a safe environment, but is geared toward shorter day-time outings.
Boating Adventures: Once you have the basic skills of knots and splices and having group fun on short trips, expand your boating horizons to locations and events that cannot be completed in an afternoon. In Boating Adventures, use your accumulated skills and experience to venture to dockside restaurants, events such joining the UT Vol Navy during gameday, or reach new and exotic fun locations you will discover during the course.

3. NAVIGATION GROUP (Three classes)

This Group consists of three complementary and integrated classes on navigation and piloting for boaters. It is introduced by

Weekend Navigator - The basics of Navigation including charts, aides to navigation and other details.
GPS for TN Boaters - Learn how GPS works and how to incorporate the technology into your boating experience.
Practical Aspects of GPS Navigation -. The nuts and bolts of operating your GPS. This class will be based on using a Garmin model C-76cx and since most GPS recievers are similiar you should be able to apply this knowledge to your specific model.

Together, this Group of classes lead the boater from paper charts and a ruler to the latest state-of-science capabilities in navigation and piloting.

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ABOUT BOATING SAFELY

Dates: April 10 and 11, 1 PM to 5 PM each day
at Rarity Bay Enrichment Center

June 18 and 19, 5 PM to 9 PM each day
at Kingston Community Center
201 Patton Ferry Road
Kingston, TN

August 6 and 7, 1 PM to 5 PM each day
at Tellico Yacht Club

Cost: $ 35.00* including text, exam and certificate

$10 for 12- 21 year-olds who must comply with TN Mandatory Boater Education Law.

*Couples/families who share course materials may attend for $10 per additional person. Fee collected at first class.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Introduction to Boating - Types of power boats; sailboats; outboards; different uses of boats; jet drives; family boating basics.

• Boating Law - Boat registration; boating regulation; hull identification number; required boat safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents; environmental protection; Federal and State boat law; personal watercraft requirements.

• Boat Safety Equipment - Personal flotation devices ("life jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing devices; visual-distress signals; dock lines; first aid kit; anchors and anchor lines..

• Safe Boating - Bow riding; alcohol and drug abuse; entering, loading, and trimming a boat; fueling; docking, undocking and mooring; filing a float plan; checking equipment, fuel and weather; using charts; safe PWC handling; general water safety.

• Navigation - The U.S. Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys and beacons; navigation rules (sometimes referred to as right-of-way rules); avoiding collisions; sound signals.

• Boating Problems - Hypothermia; boating accidents and rescues; man overboard recovery; capsizing; running aground; river hazards; emergency radio calls; carbon monoxide (CO); other boating and PWC problems.

• Trailering, Storing and Protecting Your Boat - Types of trailers; trailer brakes, lights, hitches, tires, and bearings; loading, balancing; boat launching and retrieving; boat storage and theft protection.

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Pontoon Family Fun and Safety

Dates: June 1, 2012
Location: Tellico Yacht Club, Top Floor
Time: 2 to 5 PM
Cost: $20.00

Pontoon boats are a popular boating choice because of their relatively lower cost for both new and used models. There is something out there for nearly every budget. They offer large deck space with comfortable accommodations and can be equipped to meet a multitude of applications. They are often called a “party barge” and that name alone signifies the majority application for this versatile watercraft.

Topics include

· Selection and equipping your pontoon for your needs.

· Learn your limits – people capacity, draft, fuel and other critical considerations.

· Safety equipment and Communications.

· Personal floatation and family safety. Special considerations for Children.

· Where to go and how to get there – basic planning and charts.

· Proper anchoring techniques and rafting up safely with friends.

· Keeping your cool - Protection from the sun – manage your exposure.

· Let’s have fun, pontoon picnics and social activities.

· Entertaining onboard, food storage, cooking and drinking.

· Responsible drinking and State laws and limits.

· In water toys, games and safety.

· Propeller blade safety and other water-play issues.

· Getting home safely.

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MARLINSPIKE SEAMANSHIP: Lines, Knots and Splices

Dates: May 2 and 3, 2012

Location: Tellico Yacht Club, Top Floor
Time: 2 to 5 PM
Cost: $20.00

Comments from our About Boating Safely (ABS) class indicate that students want more time to learn and practice knots and generally learn more about working with lines. Marlinspike Seamanship answers that need and includes more knots, bends and hitches, line splicing and other marine line knowledge. Splicing skills allow boaters to prepare custom-made lines for their boat, or for repairing lines that have damaged sections.

Topics include:
· Line Knowledge - twisted, braided, nylon, dacron, polyproplene, line size, strength and other details.
· Line Maintenance - Keeping your lines in good shape.
· Knots, bends and hitches - what is the difference and how are they applied.
· Knots - including the bowline(king of knots), square knot(aka reef knot) and many other practical knots and how to use them.
· Bends - including the sheet bend (aka becket bend) for tying two lines together.
· Hitches - including the clove hitch(for tying fenders to the rails), cleat hitch for tying a boat to a dock
· Splicing lines - loops, back splices, anchor splice and other spices for making dock lines and other practical applications. Every student will leave class with their own hand-made dock line for their boat.

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WEEKEND NAVIGATOR

Dates: May 17 and 18, June 10 and 11, 2012
Location: Tellico Yacht Club, Top Floor

Time: 2 to 5 PM

Cost: $20.00

Three steps to navigation and piloting for boaters are presented in the Flotilla Education Program, introduced by Weekend Navigator, followed by a comprehensive introduction to GPS (GPS for TN Boaters), and finally a hands-on tutorial on using a typical GPS instrument (Practical Aspects of GPS Navigation).

WeekendNavigator is a basic review of reading charts including chart symbols, ATONs and other important chart data.

Topics included:

· Tools for navigation –Use of nautical charts including scales, chart symbolic tools, GPS and Compass; using depth with navigation

· Comparing Corps of Engineers Charts with popular commercial local charts available at Walmart.

· Demistify magnetic and true bearings. Variation and deviation as corrections to Compass and GPS navigations. Straightforward interconversion of magnetic and GPS (True) bearings.

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GPS FOR THE TENNESSEE BOATER

Dates: May 21 and 22, 2012
July 16 and 17, 2012

Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor meeting room
Time: 3 to 5 PM each day
Cost: $30.00*
*Couples/families who share course materials may attend for $10 per additional person.

Learn about how a GPS will add value to your TN River boating experience. Two, two–hour session’s cover how a GPS works, how to find your position and the position where you want to go, waypoint and route setup and use, practical navigation tips and purchase considerations. The course is interactive; the student works simple navigational problems using a chart (supplied) of a portion of the TN and Little TN Rivers while instructors lend a helping hand as needed. Students are encouraged to bring a portable GPS. The course is based upon a generic GPS; a student is usually able to work the classroom problems using their own equipment which prepares them to take what they learn in class and immediately use it on their own boat.
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Practical Aspects of GPS Navigation: Operating a GPS receiver
Dates: May 24 and July 19, 2012
Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor
Time: 2 to 5 PM each day
Cost: $30.00*
The focus of this seminar is on hands-on use of one GPS instrument (a Garmin 76 portable or equivalent). This course will be held in conjunction with a vendor such as Garmin, who has agreed to provide student GPS instruments for practice during the class. [NOTE: this is not an endorsement or recommendation of a particular GPS instrument. Most GPS receivers have similar controls and menus and in-depth training in one type of instrument will provide a starting place for boaters wishing to use a different model of GPS than that used in the classroom demonstration].

Topics include:
· Familiarization with GPS controls. Searching through submenus to define or move waypoints.
Building routes to a location using existing or customized waypoints.

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SUDDENLY IN COMMAND
Date: May 9 or June 23, 2012
Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor meeting room
Time: 2 to 5 PM
Cost: $20.00

Your captain becomes incapacitated or falls overboard.

You’re the First Mate and find yourself suddenly in command. What can you do? Where are you? What are the priorities? Are you prepared?

This unique 3-hour boating class is designed for those not generally at the helm, and will help you to “be prepared” with practical knowledge skills to apply in case of an emergency.

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PADDLESPORTS AMERICA

Date: April 24, 2012

Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor meeting room

Time: 1 to 4 PM

Cost: $10.00

Canoeists and kayakers are boaters also. Now, there is a course available to address the unique needs of this audience. Paddlesports America is an exciting safety course designed to attract the novice to intermediate paddle enthusiasts. This three-hour course presents five chapters of safety information.

Topics include

Know Your Paddlecraft - parts of a canoe and kayak; understanding paddlecraft characteristics such as basic types, hull shapes hull materials, lengths and widths and weights; selecting your paddle for both canoe and kayak.

Before You Get Underway - knowing your paddlecraft’s capacity and how to file a float plan; transporting your paddlecraft; conducting a pre-departure check; dressing for a safe trip; loading gear in a canoe or kayak; storing paddle craft; the responsibilities when paddling with others.

Operating Your Boat Safely - how to enter and exit a canoe or kayak safely; securing the paddlecraft and sharing the waterways with others; the U. S. Aids to Navigation System (ATONS); learning about local hazards on waterways.

The Legal Requirements of Boating -vessel registration, hull identification numbers and who may operate a paddlecraft; unlawful operation of paddlecraft; Homeland Security restrictions; policies on alcohol and drugs. Life jackets; navigation lights; sound-producing devices and visual distress signals; protection of environment and what to do if in a boating accident. State specific information may be added at the end of this chapter.

Boating emergencies… What to Do - minimizing the risk of drowning, capsizing, swamping or falling overboard; emergency techniques; how to deal with cold water immersion and hypothermia; understanding heat related illness; dehydration; handling weather emergencies.

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PERSONAL WATERCRAFT AND WATER SPORTS

Date: Pending

Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor meeting room

Time: 1 to 4 PM

Cost: $15.00

Because these boating activities are responsible for the majority of reportable boating safety incidents, these topics seem worthy of more focus and content. This is a more detailed and in-depth presentation on these topics that are covered only superficially in the ABS class. PWC and water skiing have many points in common with respect to safety and should mesh into a single presentation.

Topics Include:

· Steering and stopping a PWC, as well as emphasizing courtesy during operation, which is especially important in a PWC.

· Issues of visibility of other boats , which is a safety concern to bothe the PWC operators and other boaters. Behaviors such as jumping wakes and excessive noise will be stressed.

· Environmental considerations come into play due to wakes in narrow streams and rivers.

· The current PWC regulations for TN will be reviewed.

· Safe water skiing requires an observer or large mirrors so the boat operator can maintain constant vigilance of the skiers. Courtesy and rules require that water sky operators be aware of other boaters and PWCs.

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Boating Adventures on the

Tennessee River

Date: June 4 and 6, 2012

Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor

Time: 2 to 5 PM

Cost: $ 30.00

*Couples/families who share course materials may attend for $10 per additional person.

Many boaters stay within relatively limited reaches of the river near their dock. This course is designed to introduce boaters to the idea of having a 1-day to overnight boating adventures cruises to “local” points-of-interest.

Topics include:

· Researching “adventure” venues, plotting routes and scheduling stops (including marinas and restaurants).

· Students will be taught to find resources for obtaining detailed information on itineraries, venues, boater resources and precautions in the first day, and will use the day between lectures to apply these sources to develop their own potential adventure cruise. Students will present their itinerary homework to the class for discussion and vetting of attractive venue and itinerary.

· There will be optional student participation in a boating adventure using a venue and developed by the students during class (and which may include locking-through dams).

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Boating Safety for Fishing and Hunting(Cold water Boating)

Dates: April 19 or September 11, 2012

Location: Tellico Village Yacht Club, top floor meeting room

Time: 2 to 5 PM

Cost: $15.00

Boating in cold waters (typically) under 60 degrees requires special considerations and preparations. Boats are often smaller trailerable boats with low freeboard. Many boats are aluminum. Positive floation is important. Personal floatation is even more important. Boat load capacity and gear storage are just some of the issues to be considered when boating in colder waters. Duck hunters, deer hunters and fishermen are often unaware of cold water limtations and dangers. This seminar has been developed to give cold water boaters the information they need to survive the unexpected.

Topics include:

· Prepare your boat for cold water boating.

· Know your capacity limitations.

· Storing your gear and distributing the load.

· Prepare and take a survival kit

· Understanding Hypothermia

· Personal flotation

· Cold water survival, reduce heat loss

· Video - Cold water boot camp

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INSTRUCTOR RESUMES

1. Bill Fink - Auxiliary Instructor Bill Fink has enjoyed a lifelong passion for boats and activities on the water. He joined the Auxiliary after a career in international management and has shared his interest in boats and boating though numerous training and classroom interactions. He is a United States Merchant Marine 100Ton Master Captain and holds Coast Guard Coxswain ratings in both Tennessee River area and the Great Lakes of Michigan. He is a Pilot, Open Water Diver, Swimmer, Sailor, Kayaker, and has an opinion on everything nautical. Bill and wife Gerda moved to Tellico Village after spending two years living and cruising the United States aboard their trawler.

2. Edmund H. Smith, Jr. has a GPS background that spans more than two decades. Ten years ago, Ed co-authored a textbook on marine electronic navigation. That textbook was been used by the United States Power and Sail Squadrons (USPS) as part of their member education program. He is an experienced recreational boating lecturer having given numerous presentations over the years to yacht clubs, civic associations, boating clubs, USPS and the USCG Auxiliary. Ed is known for his ability to describe complex subjects such that a non-technical person can understand and apply what he is teaching. He has owned a number of boats, both power and sail, on which he has done extensive personal cruising, is a USCG Auxiliary Coxswain (patrol boat commander), has qualified as a USPS Senior Navigator and has held a USCG Merchant Marine Captain’s License.

3. Pat Rule - Pat Rule is an avid boater. She and her husband Bill Barkley joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary to participate in the on the water training the Auxiliary offered. When they joined, Pat was a new wife with minimal boating experience who had recently married a life-long boater. She earned her coxswain 2 years after joining the Auxiliary and has since trained many auxiliary coxswain and crew candidates for the last 13 years. Pat also enjoys sharing her love of boating as a master instructor in the Auxiliary’s public education programs. She has been an active participant in helping to form and train the new Auxiliary Flotilla on Norris Lake.

She started out as someone who was afraid to drive the boat and knew nothing about how they worked. She has logged many thousands of hours on boats. Her experience includes several vacations with friends and family bare boating in the Virgin Islands, Belize, Abaco- Bahamas, and the Florida Keys. She enjoys boating on the inland waterways. Past trips include parts of the Ohio River, most of the Cumberland River. Her favorite river is the Tennessee River and she has logged at least 6 trips to Kentucky Lake and back (yes she can lock thru as captain or as crew) and many other trips down stream. Her latest trip was as a participant in the Tennessee River 600. (Jet Ski charity event/ vacation that runs the Tennessee river from MM 648 to MM 67 over 7 days.) Her personal boating goals include doing the “Great Loop”, taking “their” boat to the Bahamas, and enjoying weekends at anchor with friends in Tennessee. However she feels her biggest accomplishment in boating is that she can confidently handle her own boat, single handed.

4. Wayne Schnell - Wayne Schnell is the Flotilla Commander for the Tellico Village Flotilla, Vessel Examiner, Program Visitor, and Member Training officer. He is a very experience boater that grew up on the water in New Orleans, Louisiana and has had many different types of boats. He is also a qualified instructor that taught science in Junior High School, and was a Command Air Force instructor pilot for a good portion of his 21 year Air Force career. He is not only a classroom instructor, but is also an on the water instructor and has trained seven crew and three coxswains for successful check rides. His house and boat dock is considered the local Coast Guard Auxiliary Training Facility. He even was able to train his dog “Chuckie” to drive the boat as you can see in this photo.

5. Joe Solymossy - a retired resident of Tellico Village, started his boating career at the Naval Academy. For four years he raced sailboats in the Chesapeake Bay as well as two Bermuda races. After graduation he joined the nuclear submarine fleet, serving on both fast attack submarines and the missile firing submarines. Although he left the service in 1978 he continued to work with submarines in the Naval Reserve program eventually retiring as an 0-6. During a 30 year career in the nuclear electric industry he was a casual boater until his retirement to Tellico Village. Today he is an active cruiser and enjoys the active boating world offered here in Tennessee. He is a member of Flotilla 12-2 and is also the president of T-BART, an organization that offers free towing service to boaters stranded on the Little TN River.

6. Pandora Vreeland - was recently elected 2012 Flotilla Commander for the Tellico Lake Flotilla. She is a qualified coxswain and vessel safety examiner. She is a past nominee for the Auxiliarist of the Year (national award). In 2008 she was named Division 12 Auxiliarist of the Year.

She was instrumental in the creation, content and design of a pocket-sized, waterproof notebook for underway reference use by crew and coxswain that will be available to all members of the USCGAUX.

Pandora assisted in the development of the Suddenly in Command course and has served as guest speaker on emergency radio communications for the course.

She and her husband Jim (also a coxswain) patrol several on the water events each year using their navy blue & white 33 foot Four Winns Express Cruiser “Paladin.”

Her motto: “A boater’s education never stops.”

7. William White has been an avid boater since the age of 12. After graduating from college he joined the U.S. Coast Guard where he became a qualified boat coxswain at Station Pt. Allerton in Hull, Ma. After his Coast Guard term Bill later joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary in 1993 along with his wife Linda.

His Coast Guard Auxiliary experience started on Cape Cod, MA. Bill became a Flotilla Commander, classroom instructor, vessel examiner, program visitor, and boat crew member while on the Cape. Bill also worked with the Coast Guard Woods Hole Station learning to be a crew member on the 41 and 47 foot UTB and MLB boats.

In 2004 Linda and Bill moved to the Ft. Myers, Fl. area and worked with the crew of the Fort Myers Beach Coast Guard Station. Bill was very active as a radio watch stander for the station during his 6 years at Ft. Myers. Bill and members of his local flotilla worked with local fire, police, and wildlife officers to provide additional training in emergency preparedness.

Linda and Bill moved to Harriman, TN during 2010 and are both active in public education for the Harriman and Tellico TN. Area.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxilary Flotilla 12-2 Public Education Schedule