WATERCRAFT SAFETY COURSE REVIEW 2

Watercraft Safety Course

for IPhone and BlackBerry: Don’t BoatWithout It

RediVideos’

Watercraft Safety Course

for iPhone and BlackBerry was createdfor boaters, by boaters. The phone app is comprehensive, yet concise, clear,and to-the-point. The instructors are certified and cover all the areasrecreational boaters need for safety and certification including: safe boatingprocedures, boat preparation, safety devices, flotation devices, charts, tides,currents, weather, navigation lights, buoy, beacons, operating on rivers,canals, locks, responding to emergencies, and much more. The content modules are user-friendly and logically divided into topics thatflow seamlessly. The Watercraft Safety app covers a massive amount of information in perfect “bite-size” pieces that do not overwhelm. The videosand illustrations on each topic are easy to understand and provide bothvisual and auditory learning opportunities for those who learn moreeffectively by seeing and hearing, rather than just reading.Finally, an easy way to learn boating safety regulations for those with limitedtime and short attention spans. I love RediVideos Water Safety applicationfor iPhone and BlackBerry. The recent imposition of boater certificationrequirements left me dreading the block of time I would spend in aninconvenient, expensive, live class just so I could pass the certification test. This brilliant Watercraft Safety phone app makes it simple, inexpensive, andpainless to master the information I need to obtain certification, withoutserving time in a formal classroom setting.Now, on a snowy, winter day while commuting to work on the train, if I findmyself day-dreaming about spending the summer on the lake, boating andfishing, I click the Watercraft Safety Course app on my iPhone and review acontent module or two. Each content module provides a complete videooverview of the information necessary to be safe and legal on the water. I’llbe ready for my test in no time. The

Watercraft Safety Course

phone appalso has a simulated Water Safety Test to gauge my progress and identifyareas I need to work on more. The

Watercraft Safety Course

for iPhone and BlackBerry also makes a greatcompanion reference source to have along on boating trips. This app is not just for new boaters; it’s perfect as a refresher for long-time boaters. In aboating emergency, passengers play an important role in their own safety