Become an Instructor
The Alaska Office of Boating Safety provides boating safety instructor training for those interested in teaching boating safety classes in their communities. The length and level of instructor training vary depending on what courses the potential instructor is interested in teaching.
If you’re interested in becoming a Kids Don’t Float instructor, contact Kosette Seibert.
If you’re interested in becoming an Alaska Water Wise instructor, contact Annie Grenier.
If you feel you already meet the qualifications to be a certified instructor, please see the below section.
Alaska Boating Safety Instructor Registry
The Alaska Boating Safety Program supports a statewide network of registered boating safety instructors who provide Alaska Water Wise courses and other boating education programs in their communities. To become an instructor, you must:
- Be at least 16 years old.
- Be able to pass a criminal background check.
- Provide proof of successful completion of a boating safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
- Provide proof of instructor training, either with a teaching certificate, or a course completion certificate from an instructor course that included methods of instruction.
- Provide proof of experience teaching boating or marine safety topics, either with a copy of marine or boating instructor certification issued by a state or federal agency or organization, a copy of marine or boating safety course announcement or class roster with the applicant identified as an instructor, or documentation from an agency or organization attesting to applicant's experience teaching boating or marine safety topics.
If you are interested and meet these basic requirements, download and complete the registry application and email or mail it with supporting documentation to annie.grenier@alaska.gov or:
Alaska Office of Boating Safety
Attn: Annie Grenier
550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1380
Anchorage, AK 99501
PDF Application for Boating Safety Instructor Certification
