The MOTC is a basic boating and watercraft safety course recognized by the Scientific Boating Safety Association, and equivalent to the US-DOI MOCC, as a professional standard for boat safety training on agency and institutional small boats.
Below, you will find a list of MOTC and MOITC courses, that are available to non-institution affiliates. Please reach out to those contacts if you are interested in registering for an upcoming MOTC or MOITC.
2025 MOTC Course List
Course
Dates
Location
State
Class Size
Provider
Contact
Note
MOTC
March 17-21
Olympia
WA
12
WDFW
Ramon.Martinez@dfw.wa.gov
MOITC
March 18-21
Newport
OR
4
OSU
boating.safety@oregonstate.edu
full as of 2/5/25
MOTC
March 24-27
Newport
OR
8
OSU
boating.safety@oregonstate.edu
MOTC
April 7-11
Olympia
WA
12
WDFW
Ramon.Martinez@dfw.wa.gov
MOTC
May 5-9
Olympia
WA
12
WDFW
Ramon.Martinez@dfw.wa.gov
MOTC
May 6-9
Suisun City
CA
12
UCD-Bodega Marine Lab
Boating@ucdavis.edu
MOTC
May 12-15
Kingstown
RI
12
Universtiy of Rhode Island
bcaccioppoli@uri.edu
MOTC
May 17-20
Montery
CA
12
Cal State Montery
onestepocean@gmail.com
MOTC
June 10-13
Newport
OR
12
OSU
boating.safety@oregonstate.edu
MOTC
August 26-29
Newport
OR
12
OSU
boating.safety@oregonstate.edu
MOITC
October 7-16
Bodega Bay
CA
6
UCD-Bodega Marine Lab
Boating@ucdavis.edu
OWM
October 7-9
Newport
OR
12
OSU
boating.safety@oregonstate.edu
MOTC
October 13-16
Bodega Bay
CA
12
UCD-Bodega Marine Lab
Boating@ucdavis.edu
2023 SBSA MOITC/MOTC: The SBSA and the Oregon State University – Hatfield Marine Science Center hosted a Motorboat Operator Instructor Training Course and Motorboat Operator Training Course for SBSA members in summer of 2023. This course prioritized SBSA members who did not have access to regularly offered courses. Tuition for SBSA participants was $1,800.00 and funds were used to offset the costs of running the course.
2022 SBSA MOITC/MOTC: The SBSA and UC Davis – Bodega Marine Lab hosted a Motorboat Operator Instructor Training Course and Motorboat Operator Training Course for SBSA members in fall of 2022. This course prioritized SBSA members who did not have access to regularly offered courses. Tuition for SBSA participants was $1,800.00 and funds were used to offset the costs of running the course.
MOTC and MOITC Course Offerings
The MOTC is a basic boating and watercraft safety course recognized by the Scientific Boating Safety Association, and equivalent to the US-DOI MOCC, as a professional standard for boat safety training on agency and institutional small boats.
Below, you will find a list of MOTC and MOITC courses, that are available to non-institution affiliates. Please reach out to those contacts if you are interested in registering for an upcoming MOTC or MOITC.
2023 SBSA MOITC/MOTC: The SBSA and the Oregon State University – Hatfield Marine Science Center hosted a Motorboat Operator Instructor Training Course and Motorboat Operator Training Course for SBSA members in summer of 2023. This course prioritized SBSA members who did not have access to regularly offered courses. Tuition for SBSA participants was $1,800.00 and funds were used to offset the costs of running the course.
2022 SBSA MOITC/MOTC: The SBSA and UC Davis – Bodega Marine Lab hosted a Motorboat Operator Instructor Training Course and Motorboat Operator Training Course for SBSA members in fall of 2022. This course prioritized SBSA members who did not have access to regularly offered courses. Tuition for SBSA participants was $1,800.00 and funds were used to offset the costs of running the course.
