What's in it for you?

• A great variety of courses to choose from: As a USPS® member, you and your family can enroll in a great variety of advanced grades and elective courses which are only available to USPS members. These courses include Seamanship, Piloting, Celestial Navigation, Weather, Sail Engine Maintenance, Marine Electronics and Cruise Planning. In addition, USPS offers more than two dozen self study course on such subjects as the Water Sports, Boat Insurance, Oceanography, Introduction to Sailing, and much more.
• Meeting with other boaters in your area: As a member of the Lansing Squadron you will join with other knowledgeable boaters in your area who are familiar with the local waters, the best anchorages, and marinas and boat repair shops. For the relatively new boater, you can meet another boater with whom to cruise
• Participation in a variety of on water activities: As a USPS member you're automatically invited to join in the squadron and district cruises, rendezvous, predicted log contests, rafting and other on-water activities.
• Participate in squadron social events, parties, picnics, dinner dances and attend meetings with speakers of interest.
• USPS networking with other members throughout the USA, Canada and even more distant areas: Thinking of boating in a river, lake or ocean far from your home? USPS has a Port Captain program which will provide names and telephone numbers of local USPS members who know the territory.
• Participation in various community projects, Boat Shows and National Safe Boating Week and provide a service to NOAA by providing revisions to exiting charts through our Cooperative Charting Program.
• Many member benefits including lower insurance rates with additional discounts for Education Achievements.
• Receive the official USPS magazine The Ensign® and Lansing Power Squadron's newsletter, The Crow's Nest.
• 501(3) status allows personal tax deductions for selected USPS expenses for District, Squadron and National participation.

Active membership in United States Power Squadrons® is open to those 18 years and over (there is no age requirement for Family Members) who are able and willing to contribute time, energy, and skills to the objectives of USPS and who have passed either The Squadron Boating Course^SM or the Boat Smart® course (or an equivalent course*).

America's Boating Course® is available for home study, as a CD or online.

* The passing of any NASBLA approved boating course has been approved by the Operating Committee as meeting the Educational requirements for membership in USPS. (List of NASBLA approved courses.)

The following courses also meet the USPS Educational requirement for Membership:

Academy, Graduates of :

• Naval Academy
• U. S. Coast Guard Academy
• Merchant Marine Academy, Deck Officer License.

Other Courses:

• Holders of U. S. Coast Guard 6 Pak Licenses and above.
• Canadian Power Squadron - Boating Course
• USCGAux - Boating Skills & Seamanship or Sailing & Seamanship Courses
• American Sailing Assn. - (ASA) Basic Keelboat Sailing Course

Send an e-mail to request membership information.