Motorboat Operator Course
Mike McCarthy, a maintenance mechanic at Braddock Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River, watches fellow U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District employees back a boat onto the water during the Motorboat Operator Training Course at Crooked Creek Lake in Ford City, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4, 2021. The 24-hour course included training on watercraft safety, a swim test, inflatable life jacket certification, boat launching, obstacle courses and a written exam. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

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