Check a marina before you book a berth
A practical method to check a marina before you commit your boat: write a fit sheet, check the route and bridges, ask in writing, visit and compare.
Start the courseAbout this course
- Level
- Practitioner
- Access
- Membership, $499.00 a year
- Time
- 55 min
- Lessons
- 4
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Exam attempts
- 3
- Certificate valid for
- 1 year
What you will learn
- Write a fit sheet with your boat measures, your stay and your must-have services.
- Check the route to a marina with a NOAA chart, the Coast Pilot and the Local Notice to Mariners.
- Compare air draft with bridge clearance, and find the schedule of a drawbridge.
- Ask each marina the same questions and keep the answers in writing.
- Visit, compare marinas on one sheet and record what is confirmed and what is open.
Lessons
- Write your fit sheet 12 min
- Check the route to the marina 14 min
- Ask the marina in writing 14 min
- Visit, compare and record 12 min
Questions
Do I need a boat to take this course?
No. You can take it before you buy a boat. The method works with the measures of any boat you plan to use.
Does the course list the best marinas?
No. This directory does not rate or recommend marinas. The course shows you how to check any marina yourself.
Does passing the exam approve a marina?
No. The certificate of completion records that you passed this site's exam. It does not approve a marina. The choice is yours, based on written answers and your own checks.