Academy

Free

• Private dock and boat lift basics

  Learn the main dock, lift and shoreline system types, who does each task on a waterfront project and what a PrivateDock listing can and cannot tell you.

  40 min, 3 lessons.

Membership, $499.00 a year

• Compare dock and boat lift quotes

  A practical method to make dock and lift bids comparable: write one brief, put each quote on the same headings, check lift fit and review the contract and handover.

  1 h, 4 lessons.

Membership, $499.00 a year

• Waterfront approvals, contractor checks and site risk

  For owners and their representatives who evaluate marine contractors and run a larger waterfront project: map approvals, check contractors, review the site and plan ownership.

  1 h 15 min, 4 lessons.

Every certificate of completion from PrivateDock has a verification code in the form XXXX-XXXX-XX. Its public page shows the holder, the course, the date and whether the certificate is valid, expired or revoked. The status is worked out when the page is read, so an expired or revoked certificate never shows as valid. A certificate of completion is not a license or an accreditation.