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Boating Safety and Education

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General Information:

• Recreational boating is not permitted from the Hopkins shoreline
• Hopkins boats/boating equipment may not be used for recreation
• Personal boats may not be used for HMS research or coursework, either at Hopkins or off-site
• Hopkins skippers (i.e. those taking boats out solo or as the person in charge of a crew) must go through the training and checkout process prior to using any Hopkins boat
• Visiting investigators using their own boats from the Hopkins shoreline must have authorization from their home institution
• Coast Guard regulations must be followed when using Hopkins boats

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Boat Use and Checkout Procedures:

Four levels of boat training and qualification are available at Hopkins, depending on the needs of the researcher or student. A boat use request should be submitted, as well as a resume of boating experience. Part of the training involves the skipper candidate spending time as crew on the boat he/she wishes to be checked out on (or similar) with a qualified skipper; the amount of time required will depend on the candidate's boating experience under local conditions, and will be determined on an individual basis.

Boat and motor inventory
Fuel shed (information on use of outboard fuel)
Trailering boats (general information)

Rowing (12' and 14' Livingstons, 12' Gamefisher)

Using small boats/outboards (12' Livingston and 12' Gamefisher with 15hp motor; 14' Livingstons with 25hp motor)

17' Boston Whaler

25' Farallon (HMS Friendship)

*NEW: 8/2008*
Hopkins Marine Station is a member of the Scientific Boating Safety Association (SBSA)

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Boating Safety and Education:

US Coast Guard Boating Safety (general safety information)

BoatU.S. Foundation (general safetyinformation)

ABCs of the California Boating law (quick reference, CA Dept. of Boating and Waterways site)

COURSES:

California Boating Safety Course (free home-study course and test, CA Dept. of Boating and Waterways site)

BoatU.S. Online Boating Safety course (free online boating course and test)

U.S. Power Squadron (find a course near you)

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (call or e-mail for boating safety course schedule)

Related Links:

NWS Marine weather- Central CA (Central CA marine forecast)
NWS Marine Weather- Monterey Bay (Monterey Bay marine forecast)

NOAA/NCEP WAVEWATCH III (swell model; use NE Pac/animation)

Monterey tides

"Grog's Animated Boating Knots"

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