Alaska Water Wise

The Alaska Boating Safety Program offers Alaska Water Wise as a free boating course for Alaskans. This course is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) as meeting the American National Standard for basic boating knowledge. The course satisfies most states’ boating education requirements and (if passed) may qualify boaters for boat insurance discounts.

Topics include re-departure preparation, boat operation, boating emergencies, cold-water survival, the navigation rules, and boating laws. All kinds of boaters from different experience levels can benefit from this course. Students who complete the course and pass the written exam will be issued a course completion certificate.

This course has also been approved for eight hours of Continuing Medical Education (CME) training by the State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services.

The Alaska Water Wise course is most often offered live over Zoom over the course of two weekday evenings. However, it can be taught to specific groups in person. To learn more, or to schedule a course in your community or for a certain group, please contact Annie Grenier. To see when the next Zoom course is being offered, check out our class calendar or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.