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Earn your PWC and Boating Certificate with these classes
In Battle Creek  - $35
additional family member only $5
at Lakeview Middle School  - Room B-14
300 S. 28th St at Columbia (just east of Meijers)

America's Boating Course / ABC (formerly Boat Smart)
Thursdays  -  Apr 11 through May 16
7 -  9 pm
No class May 2

Contact: Nils or Karen Strand   (269) 964-6690  

Don't forget to refer
neighbors, friends and
marina mates and their
children to these
classes.  

In Kalamazoo
At Lord of Life Lutheran Church
9420 Portage Rd., Portage MI

America's Boating Course - ABC-3
Course is 8 hours

4 Nights in a row - Monday-Thursday  6 - 8 pm  
May 6 -Thur. May 9
Materials Cost: $35  
additional family member
sharing materials
only $5

To register for ABC in Kalamazoo call instructor
Instructor:
Wally Corder (269) 365-3398
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We also offer a 5 week adult class and separate
5 week youth class ($5), usually in
February or March at Milwood Magnet School

Boating Certificate needed
New 2012 Michigan Law

If born after June 1996 -
Its the law - you absolutely
need a boating class
and must carry class
certificate when you
operate a motor boat.

Born before July 1996
Its recommended you take
a boating class

Jet Ski, Wave Riders & all
Personal Watercraft - PWC
Born after 1978
you need boating class to
operate a PWC.

Born before 1978 - you do
not need boating class
unless you are a parent of
a teen PWC operator
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Don't need to be certified
to operate a PWC or boat?
Don't need lower boat
insurance or want a class
that takes several weeks?  
Then check out the 2 hour

seminars
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available after ABC-3
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a detailed
description of
ABC class
If you prefer to study at your own pace, take either
ABC - 3  online at
www.USPS.org  or
Michigan DNR course at
http://www.boat-ed.com/Michigan/index.html

then take the proctored exam from us.
Call Wally, Nils or Harold  at least 4 weeks before you want
to take exam so instructor can order test.
Browse all the way down the page for all class locations

  
Most DNR classes offered in spring and summer are all day Saturday

  Department of Natural  Resources—DNR
  Three ways to go

  1 - Study online, take test locally **   ** Online  www.boat-ed.com/michigan/
  2 - Study online, then 1 day review in classroom and take test that day  (6-8 hrs)
  3 - Take 5 week classroom version through us in February.

  DNR Classroom for dates www.Michigan.gov/DNR then select education, then marine