Upon the completion of the course, participants are eligible to become USPS members. Once a member, the doors are wide-open for continued nautical education. Courses are available in marine electronics, seamanship, piloting, engine maintenance, celestial navigation and more. The course instructors are all USPS members who have demonstrated their skills and knowledge of the seafaring arts. The Power Squadron also brings together people who share a love of boating.
Members can share their experiences and learn from one another.
He entered the Public Boating course with his wife, Barbara, in December, 1990. He had purchased a new boat and he wanted his wife to learn how to handle it safely. A cake bearing the CIPS official slogan. I grew up near and on the water. I was surprised at how much I learned.