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COHASSET SEPAC
  • SEPAC/SPECIAL EDUCATION
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  • 2020 - 2021 EVENTS
  • RESOURCES/LINKS
  • CONTACTS
COHASSET SEPAC

3/7, USCGA- Boating Safely thru US Coastguard and Cohasset Rec

3/7/2015
Boating Safely 

So important for seaside residents including children
Introduction to Boating – Types of power boats;  sailboats; outboards;  paddle boats; houseboats; different uses of boats; various power boating engines; jet drives; family boating basics. Boating Law – Boat registration; boating regulation; hull identification number; required boat safety equipment; operating safely and reporting accidents; protecting the  marine environment;   Federal boat law; state boating laws;  personal  watercraft requirements. Boat Safety Equipment –Personal   flotation devices ("life jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing  devices;  visual-distress  signals; dock lines and rope; first aid kit; anchors and anchor lines; other  boating safety equipment.  Safe Boating – Bow riding; alcohol and drug abuse; entering, loading, and   trimming a boat; fueling portable and  permanent tanks; teering with a tiller and a wheel; docking, undocking and mooring; knots; filing a float plan; checking equipment, fuel, weather and tides; using charts; choosing and using an anchor; safe PWC handling; general water safety. Navigation – The U.S. Aids to  Navigation  system; types of buoys and  beacons;  navigation rules (sometimes  referred to as right-of-way rules); avoiding  collisions; sound signals; PWC "tunnel  vision."  Boating Problems –  Hypothermia; boating  accidents and rescues; man  overboard recovery; capsizing; running aground;  river hazards; strainers:  emergency  radio calls;  engine  problems; equipment failures; carbon monoxide (CO); other boating and PWC problems. 

Successful completion of this course will enable boat operators between the ages of 12 & 15 years who wish to operate a motorboat and those who are 16 and 17 years of age who wish to operate a PWC to obtain their Massachusetts Boating Safety Certificate.


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3/4, Baby sitting course for sitting or just being home alone.

3/4/2015
Baby sitting course


This one-day, three-hour course is designed to assist 5th - 8th graders to be better babysitters and to learn the do's and don'ts of being home alone.

General Information
  • Instructor: Melissa Thompson, nurse & mom. 
  • The course will cover information on child development, playing with younger children, basic first aid, fire safety and prevention, and the overall responsibilities of babysitting. 
  • Each class is limited to 18 pre-registered students
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