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
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November 14, 2016
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 4 p.m., on the following Saturdays: January 14, January 21, January 28, 2017, February 11, February 18, and February 25, 2017, 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 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017, 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.
Watercraft operators must consider the effect their actions have on others: Share the waterway and use common sense, good judgment, and courtesy to ensure the safety of all. Life jackets save lives. Wear It!!
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