MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D432015
December 15, 2015

EMPHASIS: Troop D To Offer Certified Boating Safety Courses

Captain Juan Villanueva, commanding officer of Troop D, announces several boating safety certification courses are being offered to the public. The courses will take place:

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2016, and Saturday, February 6, 2016, at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, MO 65803. The maximum class size each day is 30 people.

From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, January 19 and 20, 2016, and Tuesday and Wednesday, February 9 and 10, 2016, at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, MO 65803. The maximum class size each day is 30 people.

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, February 3, 2016, and on Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Dewey Short Visitors Center, 4500 State Highway 165, Branson, MO 65616. The maximum class size is 40 people.

Students must be present to satisfy requirements for the boating safety card. There is no fee for this course; however, students are required to pre-register online, as seating will be limited and notification may be sent in the event the course is canceled. For more information, to register for the course, or to obtain a complete listing of where other courses are being offered, you may visit the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s website, www.mshp.dps.mo.gov. Select "Boat Safety Education & Certification" found under the "Training" heading.

Missouri law requires any person born after January 1, 1984 to carry a boating safety certification card along with a picture ID anytime they operate a vessel, which includes personal watercraft, on Missouri lakes. Any student who successfully passes this course will be eligible to order the boating safety certification card, which costs $15.

Approximately 63 percent of Missouri fatal crash victims who are required to be restrained are NOT at the time of the traffic crash. The Patrol urges motorists to protect themselves and their passengers by making sure everyone in the vehicle is properly restrained in a seat belt or child restraint. Join us in supporting the Drive To Zero Highway Deaths. Watercraft operators should ensure that everyone in the vessel is wearing an approved life jacket. Click It 4 Life And Wear It!!
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