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Boating certificate/license certification instruction is now being offered throughout Connecticut and now online virtually due to COVID-19.
We follow all CDC recommendations and local health department guidelines for all of our in person courses.
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Connecticut CPWO:
Combined Boating & Personal Watercraft Course.
“Introduction into Basic Boating”
&
Separately offering:
“Coastal Navigation Courses”
All courses are taught with the newest highest quality technology in HD. Long gone are the days of hand-drawn material on blackboards.
The perfect blend of legal, law enforcement and recreational boating experience for an enjoyable educated course.
The trusted choice for governmental agencies at the local, state and federal level.
Course Offerings:
Connecticut "CPWO"
Certificate of Personal Watercraft Operation with
"Safe Waterskiing Endorsement".
(Boat & PWC License)
“Introduction into Basic Boating”
Classes are designed for:
Group public settings:
$89.00 per person*
*Higher rate for course translated in Spanish.
&
Separately Offering:
"Coastal Navigation"
6 hour - In Person Advanced Course
Covers Plotting & GPS Usage.
$125.00 per person.
On-Water Training:
Individual private settings:
$125.00 an hour - 2 hour minimum
Call for quote.
Private in-home/business settings:
We come to your home or business!
$500 for 6 students
More than 6 students -
additional fee applies.
Businesses offering incentives for employees
$500 & up.
(Call for quote)
Police Departments/Law Enforcement Agencies with Marine Units.
(Call for quote)
Fire Departments/Rescue Agencies for on-water courses.
(Call for quote)
"Current" in Boating & Maritime Industries & Offerings.
Connecticut "CPWO" Boat & PWC License Course with Safe Waterskiing Endorsement
Connecticut "CPWO" Boat & PWC License Course with Safe Waterskiing Endorsement
Connecticut "CPWO" Boat & PWC License Course with Safe Waterskiing Endorsement
"Introduction to Basic Boating" Course.
Get certified to operate a recreational vessel up to 65 feet in length and also a personal watercraft.
The course covers a wide variety of vessels from manually propelled vessels to boats/PWC's and even sailboats.
Be legal to operate a vessel in Connecticut, or around the country, or even around the world.
Our personalized custom approach recognizes those people who are beginners looking to start boating safely for the first time or those who have more boating experience.
Our easy to understand classroom format is designed for students age 10 and over.
Courses can be done in person or online virtually thru the Zoom platform.
Once completed you will be able to successfully print your license from the state.
Connecticut "Coastal Navigation" Coastal Boater Endorsement
Connecticut "CPWO" Boat & PWC License Course with Safe Waterskiing Endorsement
Connecticut "CPWO" Boat & PWC License Course with Safe Waterskiing Endorsement
You’ve made the investment and bought your boat, but you lack the confidence to travel in it. Overcome this fear by taking a Coastal Navigation Course.
You will learn how to safely navigate to different places that you would love to visit.
From Connecticut, you are a boat ride away from Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Long Island and many other places.
This course will cover voyage planning, course plotting, navigating, chart use and more. We will also discuss how modern electronics work.
All materials are supplied, students should bring a pencil and a battery-operated calculator (most people use their cellphone).
This course qualifies you for the State of Connecticut Coastal Boater Endorsement on your state certificate and is accepted by many insurance companies for a discount on your boat insurance.
On-Water Boat Handling & Training
Connecticut "CPWO" Boat & PWC License Course with Safe Waterskiing Endorsement
On-Water Boat Handling & Training
Personalized One-on-One Training.
Learn on our boats or your boat!
Get behind the helm!
Get familiar with local parks and facilities, trailering, fueling on and off the water, using boat ramps, docking, navigating, anchoring, steering and handling.
Also learn more about some of the features and functions that are available as well as basic maintenance and storage.
Practice docking and leaving the dock as well as pulling onto the trailer property taking into account of wind and sea conditions.
We utilize Captain Morgan with funboatrides.com who is located in Central Connecticut on the Connecticut River in the old historic Wethersfield Cove. He will come to you or you can go to him directly.
Boating & Maritime Consultants
Boating & Maritime Accident Investigation
On-Water Boat Handling & Training
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More information to come.
Boating & Maritime Accident Investigation
Boating & Maritime Accident Investigation
Boating & Maritime Accident Investigation
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More information to come.
Boating & Maritime Fire Investigations
Boating & Maritime Accident Investigation
Boating & Maritime Accident Investigation
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Our Professional "Industry Leading" Boating Instructors:
Patrick Kilby
Patrick Kilby
Patrick Kilby
Patrick is the Owner and "Lead Instructor" of Current Boating Education.
Patrick has been a certified Marine Patrol Officer for the past 15 years and has over 25 years of boating experience.
A past former Chief of a multi-town municipal marine patrol unit.
A current State of CT DEEP Certified Boating Instructor for the past 13 years.
He is a
Patrick is the Owner and "Lead Instructor" of Current Boating Education.
Patrick has been a certified Marine Patrol Officer for the past 15 years and has over 25 years of boating experience.
A past former Chief of a multi-town municipal marine patrol unit.
A current State of CT DEEP Certified Boating Instructor for the past 13 years.
He is also a National Safe Boating Council certified "On-Water Instructor" of boat control.
Patrick attended Tunxis Community College for Criminal Justice.
He brings a legal environment skill-set, marine law enforcement professional knowledge and recreational boating knowledge to each and every class.
A licensed boater since Connecticut went mandatory to obtain a license/certificate, and also a licensed boater in Florida.
Henry Dyson
Patrick Kilby
Patrick Kilby
Henry is currently Assistant Chief on a multi-town municipal agency as a Marine Patrol Officer.
He has been a certified Marine Patrol Officer for the past 19 years and has over 30 years of boating experience.
A current State of CT DEEP Certified Boating Instructor for the past 12 years.
Henry attended Western Connecticut State University whe
Henry is currently Assistant Chief on a multi-town municipal agency as a Marine Patrol Officer.
He has been a certified Marine Patrol Officer for the past 19 years and has over 30 years of boating experience.
A current State of CT DEEP Certified Boating Instructor for the past 12 years.
Henry attended Western Connecticut State University where he holds decades of professional experience in the energy industry.
He brings his knowledge of boating laws and on-water law enforcement experience to the classroom to help educate students to be safe and responsible boaters.
John Annino
Patrick Kilby
John Annino
John holds almost every accolade available from the highest government and boating related agencies.
A well distinguished and seasoned captain with over 40 years of boating experience.
John tours the country performing on-water training for the National Safe Boating Council.
This includes training law enforcement agencies with marine units
John holds almost every accolade available from the highest government and boating related agencies.
A well distinguished and seasoned captain with over 40 years of boating experience.
John tours the country performing on-water training for the National Safe Boating Council.
This includes training law enforcement agencies with marine units from across the country.
John is retired from the State of Connecticut DEEP as the supervisor of the boating division.
John also is the retired Chief of the Lake Houstaonic Authority - Marine Patrol Unit (LHAMP). A multi-town municipal agency.
John is currently a State of CT Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) and a prior Paramedic.
John enjoys teaching life saving techniques to utilize on the water and instructing coastal navigation.
Bill Katzing
Bill Katzing
Bill Katzing
Bill is currently a Sergeant on a multi-town municipal agency as a Marine Patrol Officer.
Bill holds over 22 years of boating law enforcement experience and over 25 years experience as a federal law enforcement officer.
A current State of CT DEEP Certified Boating Instructor, he is also currently a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Offi
Bill is currently a Sergeant on a multi-town municipal agency as a Marine Patrol Officer.
Bill holds over 22 years of boating law enforcement experience and over 25 years experience as a federal law enforcement officer.
A current State of CT DEEP Certified Boating Instructor, he is also currently a member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA).
Bill enjoys educating people on the most current boating laws and regulations.
He also is a Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, and he enjoys shooting in his free time.
He is a former US Federal BOP Supervisor, Lead Firearms Instructor, & Crisis Support Team Manager.
Eric Lundin
Bill Katzing
Bill Katzing
Eric is a lifelong resident of Connecticut with over forty years of boating experience, receiving his initial training as a four year member of Eckerd College Search And Rescue on Florida’s Gulf coast, operating tow and rescue vessels on a volunteer college team.
He recently completed 26 years of marine law enforcement with Connecticut En
Eric is a lifelong resident of Connecticut with over forty years of boating experience, receiving his initial training as a four year member of Eckerd College Search And Rescue on Florida’s Gulf coast, operating tow and rescue vessels on a volunteer college team.
He recently completed 26 years of marine law enforcement with Connecticut Environmental Conservation Police with the rank of Captain, where he operated patrol vessels throughout inland waters and Long Island Sound, taught boating tactics and enforcement, and supervised a statewide Boating Accident Reconstruction Unit.
He has been a certified CT DEEP Boating Instructor for over twenty years, is an on-water Instructor Trainer for the National Safe Boating Council, and holds a US Coast Guard Masters license for vessels of 50 GRT on Inland Waters.
He teaches law enforcement and on-water first responders nationally for NASBLA’s Boat Operations and Training program in basic, search and rescue, and tactical operations, and Boating Under the Influence.
Eric is a member of the American Boat and Yacht Council’s Technical Board, overseeing boating industry safety standards, and is also a member of the national Education Standards Panel that codifies classroom and on-water boating course content.
He is a Captain for TowBoatUS, responding to vessel assistance calls throughout Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, eastern Rhode Island, and Gardiners Bay / eastern Long Island.
Eric looks forward to helping others learn to safely and comfortably enjoy the water recreation world around us here in southern New England or wherever they are!
Joanne Clark
Bill Katzing
Joanne Clark
Joanne has been actively involved in the boating community since 1990.
For the past 29 years she has distinguished herself through numerous achievements in ongoing marine education and instructor duties.
Joanne is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where she acquired many hours of on the water training in boating safety, seamanship
Joanne has been actively involved in the boating community since 1990.
For the past 29 years she has distinguished herself through numerous achievements in ongoing marine education and instructor duties.
Joanne is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary where she acquired many hours of on the water training in boating safety, seamanship, and navigation skills.
She brings her knowledge and personal experience to the classroom, and encourages women to become confident, capable boaters.
Joanne actively holds a U.S. Coast Guard Captain's License, as well as a U.S. Sailing Instructor's certification.
Joanne presently owns and sails her 26 foot sloop on Long Island Sound.
"Safety and knowledge are top priorities" she says, and focuses on these elements in the classroom.
Angel Miranda
Another New Boating Instructor Coming Soon!
Richard Bendler
Angel is a native of Puerto Rico and now resides in the central Connecticut area.
He brings a rich and diverse background to the boating community. Angel translates our boating courses from English to Spanish.
He is an experienced PWC operator and enjoys teaching students the safe and legal way to operate while enjoying the waterways on P
Angel is a native of Puerto Rico and now resides in the central Connecticut area.
He brings a rich and diverse background to the boating community. Angel translates our boating courses from English to Spanish.
He is an experienced PWC operator and enjoys teaching students the safe and legal way to operate while enjoying the waterways on PWC's.
Angel attended Naugatuck Community College in Waterbury. He enjoys going out on local Connecticut rivers and lakes on his SeaDoo PWC.
In his free time he enjoys spending time with his two daughters along with playing basketball and traveling the shoreline looking for good seafood.
Los cursos se imparten en español y se centran en traducir la terminología náutica a un formato fácil de entender.
Angel es un nativo de Puerto Rico y ahora reside en el área central de Connecticut. Aporta una rica y diversa experiencia a la comunidad náutica.
Angel traduce nuestros corses de navegación del inglés al español. Es un operador experimentado de PWC y disfruta enseñar a los estudiantes la forma segura y legal de operar mientras disfrutan de las vías fluviales.
Angel asistió a Naugatuck Community College en Waterbury. Le gusta salir a los ríos y lagos locales de Connecticut en su SeaDoo PWC.
En su tiempo libre disfrutamos de pasar tiempo con sus dos hijas junto con jugar baloncesto y viajar por la costa en busca de buenos mariscos.
Richard Bendler
Another New Boating Instructor Coming Soon!
Richard Bendler
Rich has dozens of years of boating experience. A seasoned well versed Boating Instructor in Connecticut.
Rich is a active member with the United States Power Squadrons (USPS) Waterbury Chapter and he is an executive board member with them.
Rich has also been a dedicated boating instructor for the State of Connecticut DEEP for over a doz
Rich has dozens of years of boating experience. A seasoned well versed Boating Instructor in Connecticut.
Rich is a active member with the United States Power Squadrons (USPS) Waterbury Chapter and he is an executive board member with them.
Rich has also been a dedicated boating instructor for the State of Connecticut DEEP for over a dozen years and is a multiple winner of the "Boating Instructor" of the year with the state.
Rich enjoys instructing at our community college partner locations and shares great insight with students.
Another New Boating Instructor Coming Soon!
Another New Boating Instructor Coming Soon!
Another New Boating Instructor Coming Soon!
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What Sets Us Apart From The Rest?
We utilize the top boating instructors and professionals in the police and fire-fighting related fields from within the boating industry & boating community.
Our boating instructors and professionals hold national accolades from the highest levels within the boating and government industries and agencies.
All of our boating instructors are:
State of Connecticut
Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
(DEEP) Certified
"Boating Instructors”
&
National Safe Boating Council
(NSBC) Certified
“On-Water Instructors"
Our instructors have taught thousands of students from across the great State of Connecticut and nationally.
We hold over 75 combined years of boating instruction experience.
We have tailored courses for a wide variety of students from all walks of life.
From school children to retirees and everyone in between.
Learn from the top boating instructors who not only teach professional first responders in Police, Fire and EMS at the local, state and federal level but who also work in these industries.
John Annino - "Boating Instructor" Receiving the NASBLA lifetime achievement award.
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