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MEMBER BOATING COURSES
We offer both public and
member courses. To see all of our courses open the general
public, click here.
Email seo@austinpowersquadron.org to request more
information about classes, seminars and other educational
opportunities.
MEMBER COURSES
Advanced Grade Course
The five Advanced Grade
courses offered by USPS are designed to be taken in sequence
because each builds on skills taught in the previous course.
The
courses in sequence are:
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Seamanship
includes basic seamanship, marlinspike, anchoring,
rafting, docking, rules of navigation, basic boat care
and maintenance, and handling emergencies on the water.
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Piloting
is the first
and most basic navigation course, covering chart
reading, course plotting and basic coastal or inland
navigation, including basic GPS usage. There is more
detail in this course than the charting information
covered in the public boating course.
- Advanced
Piloting covers more advanced coastal
navigation techniques, navigation in tides and currents,
and more advanced GPS usage.
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Junior Navigation
introduces basics of offshore navigation, including
basic celestial navigation using the sun and offshore
course planning.
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Navigation
is the most advanced navigation course taught by USPS,
covering more advanced celestial navigation techniques,
emergency navigation, additional sight reduction
techniques and the use of digital charts and courseware
for planning offshore voyages.
Elective Courses
The six Elective Courses
offered by USPS cover separate and independent topics and
therefore may be taken in any order according to member’s
interest and time.
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Engine Maintenance
covers the operating principles and basic care and
maintenance of outboard and inboard engines, including
diesels.
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Marine Electronics
covers installation and maintenance of both boat
electrical systems (AC and DC) and marine electronics
(VHF radio, RADAR, GPS, etc).
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Cruise Planning
covers topics of interest for boaters planning a cruise
– whether a weekend or a year – including preparation
and planning, anchoring, security, chartering, and
cruising outside of the US.
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Weather
covers weather forecasting and reading weather patterns
on-board.
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Sail
covers everything
from the basic elements of how a sailboat works to sail
trim, rig tuning and sailboat racing.
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Instructor Development
teaches effective communication skills for instructors
or anyone making presentations. The course covers
various methods of organizing and presenting information
to others and making effective use of audiovisual aids
including using PowerPoint presentations with the use of
computer and multimedia projection.
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