The training manual serves as the text for the Coast Guard's boating safety 32-hour course and for the D-8 Qualification Code Recertification Course. The manual is designed for self-study or for use with an instructor-led course. Each chapter concludes with a quiz to be used as a review of chaper content. Opening chapters review the use of the manual, jurisdiction, and motorboat laws and the Federal Boat Act of 1971. Succeeding chapters treat the following specific topics: the boarding manual; numbering, registration, documentation, and licensing; legal requirements; rules of the road; negligent and grossly negligent operation; correction of an especially hazardous condition; motorboat examination techniques; preparation of CG-4100 and warnings; arrest; State boating safety programs; U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary; boating accidents; marine events and regattas; water pollution; first aid; instructor training; and leadership. A glossary concludes the volume. (NH)