Water Safety & Education Committee
Committee Members:
Gerry Caprario
Committee Purpose:
To promote water safety and education.
Fiscal Year Objectives:
- Sponsor Virginia boating safety classes.
- Conduct vessel safety checks.
Boating Safety Classes
Given by the Smith Mountian Lake Sail and Power SquadronClasses start 9 AM and lasts until approximately 5 PM with an hour for lunch.
Register by calling the Smith Mountian Eagle at
540-297-1222
Read the new boater education law.
It includes the time table for various age groups to meet the requirements.Boater_Safety.pdf
Section 29.1-748 of the Code of Virginia states that
it is unlawful for any person to operate watercraft in excess of the slowest possible speed required to maintain steerage and headway within fifty feet of docks, piers, boathouses, boat ramps, people in the water, and vessels other than personal watercraft. This law is enforced by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and is punishable as a Class 4 misdemeanor.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a personal watercraft on the waters of the Commonwealth between sunset and sunrise;View an Almanac for the times of day of sunrise and sunset
More on Boating Laws
www.dgif.virginia.gov/boating/
We encourage all boaters to participate in a boating safety class.
Information about these classes can be found at the www.dgif.virginia.gov
- Online Virginia Boating License Course
- Online America's Boating Course
- U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety
- United States Power Squadron
Smith Mountain Lake Sail and Power Squadron
Lucy says "Please ware your life vest."
