BARE COVE SAIL & POWER SQUADRON EVENTS
HINGHAM , MASSACHUSETTS
A Unit of United States  Power Squadrons^®

 SEQUENCE IN WHICH ADVANCED GRADE COURSES MAY BE TAKEN

Any USPS or CPS Member in good standing may enroll in any course, or take any final (open or closed book) examination or submit a sight folder, for any USPS Advanced Grade course, without respect to whether or not a subordinate course has earlier been completed.

However, it shall remain solely the responsibility of each such Member to learn (and master, to the extent necessary) the applicable course material to prepare for the examination(s) intended to be taken.

AWARDS OF GRADES: Such awards are based on the completion of an entire program of study and, each respective Advanced Grade is awarded based on a Member having passed the following courses:

Seamanship: A closed-book examination in Seamanship,

Piloting:  An open-book examination in Piloting.

Advanced Piloting: An open-book exam. plus an  open-book examination in Piloting plus an open-book examination in Advanced Piloting.

Junior Navigation: A closed-book examination in Seamanship, plus an open-book examination in Piloting, plus an open-book examination in Advanced Piloting, plus an open-book examination in Junior Navigation and the submission of an acceptable JN Sight Folder.

Navigation: A closed-book examination in Seamanship, plus an open-book examination in Piloting plus an open-book examination in Advanced Piloting, plus an open-book examination in Junior Navigation and the submission of an acceptable JN Sight Folder, plus  an open-book examination in Navigation and the submission of an acceptable N Sight Folder.

Under this change in rule, a student may elect to forego the formalized classroom work for the courses in Seamanship, Piloting, Advanced Piloting, Junior Navigation, and Navigation, and elect to pursue the cumulative courses of study independently. Or, a student may enroll in any class in any order, and take each of the final examinations indicated above. However, each particular Advanced Grade will be awarded only upon the completion of the cumulative prerequisite courses.

Questions concerning this new USPS Advanced Grades Policy should be addressed to:

LDCR James Gorman, Bare Cove Squadron Educational Officer

This page revised November 10, 2009 Reviewed

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