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Links are for  BS&S, SS&S, and Weekend Navigator courses and were referenced in chapters listed below.

BS&S Chapter 2 - SS&S Chapter 5 - Equipment For Your Boat

U.S. Coast Guard App

Click Here or on App Image in Menu area for Android and iPhone/iPad downloads

Boater's Guide to Maine Boating Laws and Responsibilities

 Most Current Version 2024

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FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECREATIONAL BOATING

https://uscgboating.org/assets/1/AssetManager/Boaters-Guide-to-Federal-Requirements-for-Receational-Boats-20231108.pdf

Click Here for STATE OF MAINE SNOWMOBILE, ATV, WATERCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT FORM

Click Here for Coast Guard Recreational Accident Reporting Form With Interactive Form Fields

Maine Boat Holding Pumpout Stations

https://www.maine.gov/dep/water/wd/vessel/pumpout/index.html

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BS&S Chapter 3 - SS&S Chapter 6 - Trailering Your Boat

Float Plan Central

https://floatplancentral.cgaux.org/    Floatplane QU Code

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BS&S Chapter 4 - Handling Your Boat

Boat Safe - Boating Tips

https://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/safetips.htm

Boating Safety Tip

https://www.discoverboating.com/beginner/safety/tips.aspx

U. S. Coast Guard Boating Safety

https://www.uscgboating.org

Practical Water Safety Course

https://mcmillanoffshore.com/offshore-survival-courses/

https://mcmillanoffshore.com/fishing-vessel-safety-course/

Safety Articles

https://fish-news.com/cfn/category/safety/

BoatKeeper Articles

https://seagrant.uaf.edu/bookstore/boatkeeper

Boat Tech Articles

https://www.boatus.com/boattech

NOAA

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html

See Chapter 5 for more NOAA links

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BS&S Chapter 5 - SS&S Chapter 7 - Your "Highway" Signs

U. S. Coast Guard Mobile App

https://uscgboating.org/mobile/

 Chart No. 1: Nautical Chart Symbols, Abbreviations, and Terms

https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/docs/us-chart-1/ChartNo1.pdf

 NOAA BoolketCharts - Atlantic Coast

https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/charts/noaa-raster-charts.html#booklet-charts

 Light List (Volume 1)

 https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lightLists/LightList V1.pdf

 Coast Pilot

https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/publications/coast-pilot/index.html

Local Notice to Mariners Online

https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/local-notices-to-mariners-by-cg-district 

Subscription to Local Notice of Mariners Online

https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/subscribe-email-rss-feeds

Navigation Rules (International-Inland)-(Also Available as an Smart Phone App)

https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/navRules/navrules.pdf

Portland NOAA Weather Buoy 44007

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44007   Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44007

Smart Phone Link for RSS Feed Apps

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/latest_obs/44007.rss

Boater's Guide to Maine Boating Laws and Responsibilities

 Most Current Version 2024

PDF Download or Read Online  

State of Maine Bureau Conservation - Navigational Aids Program

https://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/water_activities/boating/navigational_aids.shtml

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BS&S Chapter 13 - SS&S Chapter 16 - Your Boat's Radio

  FCC Rules PART 80 - STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2009-title47-vol5/pdf/CFR-2009-title47-vol5-part80.pdf

Emergency Phone Numbers & VHF Channels - Maine Island Kayak Co

https://maineislandkayak.com/ocean-school/emergency-numbers-and-vhf-channels/

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Weekend Navigator

United States Power Squadron Plotting Labeling Standards

https://usps.org/localusps/bare/Plotting%20Labeling%20Standards.pdf

Also check BS&S Chapter 5 above for links that apply to this course.

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