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Coast Guard Auxiliary offers to teach certified boater-safety class to local high school students
Summary
A Coast Guard Auxiliary volunteer offered to run an 8-hour, state‑certified boater-safety class for students during Boater Safety Week; the class requires space, a confirmed date and a student count before materials can be ordered.
Walt Franek of the Coast Guard Auxiliary told the New Smyrna Beach Youth Council Task Force the auxiliary can teach a state-certified, eight-hour boater-safety course to students if the council secures a date, room and student registrations.
Franek said the class provides the state-recognized certificate and a laminated ID card and noted that “anyone born after 01/01/1988 in the state of Florida is required to have this class.” He described the course as an eight-hour, hands-on session and said the auxiliary typically charges $50 per person, which includes a light lunch, but that a cheaper package (roughly $35) could be arranged if students bring lunch or the school provides it.
Members discussed two possible dates around National Boater Safety Day (May 16 or May 19 were proposed, with May 18 noted as National Boater Safety Day). Franek said the auxiliary can accommodate about 25 students at the Coast Guard station training room but can run larger classes at a school site if space is available, and he urged the council to confirm room capacity and an estimated head count so the auxiliary can order booklets and materials.
Next steps: council members agreed to check with Principal Merrick and the school’s Student Government Association to secure a room and to collect an estimated number of students; once the date, space and head count are set, Franek will lock in instructors and materials.
