Everett Sail & Power Squadron a unit of the United States Power Squadrons�     The USPS� The Squadron Boating Course

USPS� The Squadron Boating Course - Course Summary

The USPS Boating Course is a traditional civic service of the United States Power Squadrons organization. Since 1914 local squadrons have presented the course to anyone who wished to attend - to date more than 3 million people. Learning to boat safely is important and the increased knowledge will enhance your safety on the water and your enjoyment of the sport.

This course is NASBLA and State of Washington approved boat safety course. Designed to be useful to all boaters, from the fisherman in an outboard to the skipper in a family cruiser to the sailing enthusiast. All are subject to nautical rules and regulations. All should respect traditional courtesies of the sea. All are subject to the forces of nature. The course is meant to be of interest to the entire family, older children are welcome; we encourage your family to attend as a group. Have your children attend the Kids Safety Boating Class held in conjunction with the adult course.

United States Power Squadrons� Basic Boating Course is contained in six chapters. The course is divided into two types of learning, In class lectures plus reading assignment, and homework sections, not directly covered in the classroom setting. Each section of each chapter has homework questions at the end, used to test the Student's retention of the information presented.

The Squadron Boating Course covers subjects in greater depth than the American Boating Course and cover additional topics such as an introduction to reading charts and plotting courses.

The USPS Basic Boating course is also available for home study on a video. If you want to obtain the Boating Course Video and Plotting Kit call 1 (888) FOR-USPS or (919) 821-0281.

America's Boating Course is also available for home study on CD-ROM, study manual, and interactive study on http://www.americasboatingcourse.com.  America's Boating Course is recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard and has been approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.  Cost is $34.95 plus $5.50 for shipping.

The USPS� The Squadron Boating Course Schedule

The USPS� The Squadron Boating Course - Course Syllabus

The Basic Boating class is divided into 6 sections. Each week we ask that you read the chapters we will be going over and review the questions at the end of each chapter. During the class, we will have a discussion of the material covered in the chapter. This will include demonstrations/real life examples and a question & answer session. The structure of each class is as follows: