Welcome to Division 31 (Kansas)
8th Western Rivers Coast Guard District 
Dedicated to the Safety of the Boating Public


The classes listed below are the public classes currently scheduled.   Check back often as new classes are added often during the early part of the year.   To check out the additional classes that can be taught if there is sufficient enrolment check out the table below the listing of the public courses.   If an advanced class is what your looking for as a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary many additional classes are available.    Click here for a partial list of the Auxiliary classes.   Click here for information on membership and your access to the additional training.  

Public Courses for 2008

February 16th in Perry Kansas:
    Kansas Boating Safely / Americas Boating Course
    approximately 9am – 5pm
    contact Pam Chaffee (785-887-6868) 

March 9th at Bass Pro Shop in Olathe, KS
    Americas Boating Course
    approximately 9am – 5pm
    contact Pam Chaffee (785-887-6868)

March 29th Lake Perry Marina, Perry, KS  
    Americas Boating Course
    approximately 9am – 5pm
    contact Pam Chaffee (785-887-6868)

April 19th Lawrence, KS
    Kansas Boating Safely / Americas Boating Course
    approximately 9am – 5pm
    contact Pam Chaffee (785-887-6868)

May 15th & 17th at Fort Riley, KS with a Ks Wildlife & Parks officer
    Kansas Boating Safely  
    approximately 5:30pm to 9:30pm on the 15th
    approximately 9am – 4:00pm on the 17th  
    contact David Forsyth ( dforsyth@wamego.net )

May 17th Clinton Lake, Lawrence, KS
    Kansas Boating Safely / Americas Boating Course
    approximately 9am – 5pm
    contact Pam Chaffee (785-887-6868)

August 14th & 16th at Fort Riley, KS with a Ks Wildlife & Parks officer
    Kansas Boating Safely  
    approximately 5:30pm to 9:30pm on the 14th
    approximately 9am – 4:00pm on the 16th  
    contact David Forsyth ( dforsyth@wamego.net )

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Additional classes that can be taught if there is sufficient enrolment.   
Contact this officer to express interest in one of the courses.  

Multi-Lesson Classroom Courses

        Basic Coastal Navigation with charts                            6 lesson
        Advanced Coastal Navigation                                        8 lesson
        Let's Go Sailing                                                               6 lesson

One Day Courses

        Introduction to Navigation                                              4 hours
        Lines and Knots for your Boat                                        6 hours
        Powering Your Boat (Boat Care and Maintenance)       4 hour
        Weather & Boating                                                         4 hours

        On the Water Training (Time and Lake TBA)               4 hours
        Seminar GPS for Mariners                                              4 hours
        How to Read a Nautical Chart                                         4 hours
        Personal Water Craft Safety                                            4 hours
        Suddenly in Command                                                     4 hours

Classes for kids

        Boating for Fun ( BF)                                                       1 hours
        Waypoints    10-12 year olds                                            1-3 hours