MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, MO, 63552
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Corporal Justin S. Dunn
(660)385-2132 Ext. 3224
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May 24, 2021
EMPHASIS:
Troop B To Offer Boating Certification Course In Macon
Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces a boater safety certification course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at the Troop B Headquarters, 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, Missouri. There is no fee for this course; however, students are required to pre-register online as seating will be limited to 12 participants. Participants are encouraged to bring snacks and a sack lunch on the day of the course. 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.statepatrol.dps.mo.gov
. Scroll down the page to “Divisions” then select “Water Patrol Division.” On the Water Patrol Division page, select Boater Safety Education & Certification from the list on the left side of the page.
Missouri law requires any person born after January 1, 1984, to carry a boater safety education certification card along with a picture ID anytime they operate a vessel, which includes personal watercraft, on Missouri lakes. Participants who successfully pass the course will be eligible to order a boater safety certification card for $15. For further information please call Corporal Darren P. Mueller at (660) 385-2132.
Watercraft operators must consider the effect their actions have on others: Share the waterway and use common sense, good judgement, and courtsey to ensure the saftey of all. Life jackets save lives. Wear It!!
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