ASPS Boating Course

Attleboro Sail and Power Squadron offers free instruction in boating,
as a public service, although there is a charge for course materials.
USPS instructors provide free instruction as a civic service.
The course is open to all and meets once a week for eight sessions at:

Cocasset River Recreation Area, 68 Mill Street, Foxboro, MA 02035

Classes start Monday March 30, 2009
and continue for a total of eight (8) Mondays

Each class is from 7:00 to 9:00 PM

To pre-register for the course, just click HERE

The class fee is $55 ($40 for students under 16).

The Squadron Boating Course is a course for all boaters (the personal watercraft operator; the hunter or fisherman operating an outboard utility boat; the skipper of a family cruiser; the sailing enthusiast). All boaters must follow the same nautical rules, regulations, and courtesies of the sea. All are subject to the same forces of nature while boating.

As boating is often a family activity, the course is of value to all members of a boating family. USPS encourages families to attend as groups.

Beyond the basic safety material, additional material covers the fundamentals of reading nautical charts, of using a chart to plot and follow a safe course, and the basics of using a Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation

Qualified, enthusiastic, and experienced USPS instructors provide instruction as a civic service. There is never a charge for instruction; the only costs are those for materials, plus overhead costs such as classroom rental, shipping and handling, sales tax, etc.

While the content of this student manual serves as the basis for this course, it will also serve as a reference book in basic boating long after the course work is completed. The course meets the educational standards of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and features a proctored examination as required by many states and insurance companies. Where required, the course will provide instruction and examination for laws and regulations of state and local authorities in the area where the course is taught.

USPS believes that the more educated a boater becomes, the more likely that boater will be a safe boater. The Squadron Boating Course is the beginning of a boating education. USPS encourages students to follow this brief and basic course with additional boating education such as the courses offered to members of the United States Power Squadrons. Your instructor can give you information about these advanced courses.
For course info, call Pat Kokoska at 508-226-1655 or send e-mail to: pakfrk@comcast.net

ATTLEBORO SAIL AND POWER SQUADRON

The Squadron Boating Course