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

INTRODUCTION TO THE USPS® BOATING COURSE
  --  for dates,  SEE COURSE SCHEDULE
 

DATE & MANUAL SECTION	LECTURE TOPIC		HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

FIRST EVENING LECTURE  -- 

REGISTRATION FIRST EVENING ONLY--  6:30 P.M.
Subsequent lectures begin at 7:00 PM.

THERE IS NO CLASS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION

SECOND EVENING LECTURE

THIRD EVENING LECTURE

			FINAL REGISTRATION DATE FOR THIS CLASS																																																																																																																											NO NEW STUDENTS ADMITTED AFTER TONIGHT
  • 	8	BOAT HANDLING & SEAMANSHIP	Section 8 - PP 15 & 16

  • 	14	ADVERSE CONDITIONS		Section 14 - PP 19 & 20

  • 	15	TRAILERING			Section 15 - PP 7 & 8

  • 	16	PERSONAL WATERCRAFT		READ Sections 5, 6 & 9

FOURTH  EVENING LECTURE

  • 		5	CHARTS			Section 5 - PP 9 

  • 		6	AIDS TO NAVIGATION	Section 6 - PP 7 & 8

  • 		9	THE MARINER'S COMPASS	Section 9 - PP 5 & 6
						READ Sections 7, 11 & 13

FIFTH EVENING LECTURE

  • 		7	PLOTTING A COURSE		Section 7 - PP 5 & 6

  • 		11	SPEED - TIME - DISTANCE		Section 11 - PP 5, 6, 7 & 8

  • 		13	DETERMINING POSITION 		Section 13 - PP 7 & 8

  • 			INTRODUCTION TO CHARTING &
			COASTAL NAVIGATION SUPPLEMENT	READ SUPPLEMENT PP 1 to 11

THERE IS NO CLASS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IS SESSION

SIXTH EVENING LECTURE

  • 		7	PLOTTING A COURSE	REVIEW Section 7 - PP 5 & 6

  • 		6	SPEED-TIME-DISTANCE	REVIEW Section 11 - PP 5, 6, 7 & 8

  • 		13	DETERMINING POSITION	REVIEW Section 13 - PP 7 & 8

SEVENTH EVENING LECTURE

  • 		REVIEW OF PLOTTING A COURSE 		[Section 7]

  • 		REVIEW OF SPEED - TIME - DISTANCE 	[Section 11]

  • 		REVIEW OF DETERMINING POSITION 	[Section 13]
		Read Section 4

PERFORM THE CHARTING SUPPLEMENT EXERCISES AND
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN THE CHARTING & COASTAL NAVIGATION STUDENT MANUAL.
THESE EXERCISES AND QUESTIONS WILL BE REVIEWED IN THE NEXT CLASS MEETING.

EIGHTH EVENING LECTURE

  • 4 KNOTS & LINES Section 4 - PP 9 & 10

NINTH EVENING LECTURE

  •  	FINAL REVIEW OF ALL COURSE ELEMENTS, CHARTING EXERCISES,
	      	AND PRACTICE [OPEN BOOK] EXAMINATION
	
	NOTE: The practice examination will be graded this evening, so that
	      you will know what to review for the final examination

TENTH EVENING LECTURE

  •  	CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION OF ALL COURSE MATERIAL

NOTE: A score of 80% is required for both USPS and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Certification.
Exams will be graded and you will be advised of your score the evening of the test.
Certificates will be presented to graduates at a reception to be held at a later date and place to be announced. 

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This page last updated February 23, 2008