Casco Bay
Flotilla 2-1 - Public Education
Courses
Instructor's
Reference Links

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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
PDF
Download or Read Online
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

BS&S Chapter 3 - SS&S Chapter 6 - Trailering
Your Boat
Float Plan Central
https://floatplancentral.cgaux.org/

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
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

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
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/
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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