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DMR
Offers Free Boating Safety Classes
To register for a free boating safety class or to bring a class to your school, call Marine Patrol Dispatch at (228) 523-4134. Pre-registration is required. For more information, visit the DMR online at www.dmr.ms.gov. The DMR Marine Patrol-sponsored courses introduce topics such as boat registration, navigation rules, trailering, first aid response and weather watch in a comprehensive one-day class. “Remember to always wear a life jacket,” says Lt. Richard Cooley, training coordinator for Marine Patrol. “File a oat plan, and always let someone know where you are going and when you will be back. And when you’re on the water, just like on the highway, always have a designated driver.” Since the inception of the DMR’s Boat and Water Safety program in March 2000, the Marine Patrol Officers of the DMR have taught over 300 courses and have certified over 3,200 students in Boating Safety. DMR conducts these free programs and certification courses year-round in the three coastal counties for the public and in the school systems. In the DMR’s Boat and Water Safety presentation program, students learn the history of boat and water safety, the duties of the DMR’s Marine Patrol, what to expect in the certification course and why there is a need for it. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes. Visit the DMR online at www.dmr.ms.gov. |
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The Department of
Marine Resources (DMR) Boat and Water Safety classes will be taught in Jackson, Harrison and Hancock counties
and are free and open to all ages.
