Public Courses: Presented as a public
service by USPS and
RSPS.
The Squadrom Boating
Course
Learn the fundamentals of safe boat handling and operation, and
basic piloting in one comprehensive classroom course. As an additional
feature, this newly revised course includes a digital chart training CD and
instructional material on modern navigation techniques as well.
This course meets state specific and National Association of State
Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) requirements
for certification. And completion of the course is accepted by most
insurance companies. Since 1914, individual squadrons of USPS have
provided courses as a service to the boating public to over 3 million
boaters.
You will learn the basics of what you need to safely and
comfortably go on the water with your boat. This newly revised
comprehensive course includes lessons on seamanship, boat handling, boat types,
rules of the road, navigation aids, regulations, adverse conditions, marine VHF
radio, knots, trailering and introductory piloting. The course includes an
extensive course book, training charts, and basic navigation tools. As a
special feature it also includes an introduction to digital charting on CD-ROM
in an appendix, and an overview of electronic navigation. Maptech's Chart
Navigator Training CD includes software and digital charts to gain familiarity
with this exciting new technology.
Many of today’s recreational boaters utilize GPS receivers and
perform electronic, waypoint navigation. Waypoint navigation using a handheld
GPS is somewhat different from traditional dead reckoning. With a GPS you have
good information about where you are in terms of latitude and longitude, but
the GPS doesn't tell you what is around you or beneath your boat. Using
waypoints, you have precise information about the bearing and distance from
your current location to the waypoints, but the GPS doesn't know what may be in
the way. The use of charts is explained in this course as the essential step to
provide key information required for a safe passage.
The course material covers: Boat Handling and Seamanship,
Required Equipment, Rules of the Road, Lines and Knots, Nautical Charts and
Aids to Navigation, Engine Troubleshooting, Boat Trailering, and much, much,
more!
| Start Date: |
September 18, 2007
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7:00 PM
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| Contact: |
Lt/C Wilbur Chapman, JN |
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chapmanw@bellsouth.net |
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(919) 848-9182 |
| Contact: |
1st Lt George Malindzak, N |
| Email: |
polaris6@bellsouth.net |
| Phone: |
(919) 870-1834 |
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Class dates: 9/18, 9/25, 10/09, 10/16,
10/23, 10/30
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Don't want to wait for the next
Boat Smart class?: Take the Alternative Online Course:
America's Boating Course
is a unique study program covering the fundamentals of boating.
The course is designed for skippers and crew of all types of watercraft. The
course material covers seven chapters, which touch on:
General information about boats, maintenance, information to make your boating
experience safer and more comfortable, tips on being a more courteous boat
operator, laws and regulations to which you must adhere.
For more information contact: P/C Devohn Rhame, AP at
lrhamed@worldnet.att.net or (919) 847-0923
USPS University – Seminar Series
USPS University is here with new programs targeted to a range of
boaters and types of boating. The hallmark of this concept is the Seminar
Series. These short seminars are targeted to specific topics and needs
with a two-hour format, a nd
valuable take-away guides. Each seminar provides credits toward the soon to be
released Boat Operator Certification program, and credit toward
elective courses.
The first four of these seminars are available now.
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USPS also publishes several
self-study guides , which are available to all.
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Member Courses:
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Seamanship -
Basic handling, knotting, splicing and working rope; Rules of the Road; boat
stability and trim; boat handling, docking and anchoring; towing, emergencies,
standing; radio procedures; boating customs and etiquette; maintenance.
| Start Date: |
April 26, 2007 - Thursday
Nights |
| Time: |
7:00 PM |
| Instructor: |
Wilbur Chapman |
| Email: |
chapmanw@bellsouth.net |
| Phone: |
(919) 418-0764 |
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Location: |
NC Department Of
Transportation Auditorium 1 S Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601 |
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Piloting - This course includes a
student guide with color graphics, core instructional material, and numerous
hands-on exercises. In addition, the course includes a CD with Maptech’s Chart
Navigator software and an extensive selection of charts – including our own
Bowditch Bay. This enables students to practice and duplicate exercises using
digital charts as well as hand plotting.
The accompanying text, The Weekend Navigator, provides background material with
well over 300 color graphics to explain the principles of electronic and
traditional navigation for today’s boaters.
Until now, there has been little available to show boaters how to really
navigate with electronics. Whether you use a handheld GPS or a chart plotter,
you will learn a great deal about how to get the most from your gear..
| Start Date: |
Fall 2007
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| Time: |
7:00 PM |
| Instructor: |
Lynn Dail |
| Email: |
dail.lynn@epa.gov |
| Phone: |
(919)
806-9007 |
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TBD |
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Advanced Piloting - Review of
Piloting; position by bearing, soundings, and angles; tides and currents;
speed-time-distance accuracy; learn to predict and determine position on a
cruise.
| Start Date: |
April 25, 2007
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| Time: |
7:00 PM |
| Instructor: |
George Malindzak |
| Email: |
polaris6@bellsouth.net |
| Phone: |
(919) 870-1834
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Location: |
Caswell Building Conference Room at the
Glenwood Place Office Complex, 3700 National Drive
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Junior Navigation - Fundamentals of
celestial navigation; importance of correct time and accurate plots; nautical
almanacs and navigational tables; using sextant.
| Start Date: |
Fall 2007 |
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| Instructor: |
John McLendon |
| Email: |
postmasters@bellsouth.net |
| Phone: |
(919) 829-6313 |
| Location: |
Suite 201 of Venture III on
Centennial campus |
| Comments: |
Please be on time as the doors to the
building automatically lock at 7pm. |
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Navigation - Extend your knowledge
of celestial navigation; theory; astronomical phenomena; mathematical
principals; practical applications.
| Start Date: |
Fall 2007 |
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| Email: |
bglover@nc.rr.com |
| Phone: |
(919) 557-3663 |
| Instructor: |
Ed Deyo |
| Email: |
edeyo1@nc.rr.com |
| Phone: |
(919) 467-6691 |
| Location: |
TBD |
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Weather - Learn to read weather map
and the sky; understand what makes weather; interpret cloud formations and
sequences; make your own observations and predictions.
| Start Date: |
Fall 2008 |
| Time: |
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Instructor: |
Tom Taylor |
| Email: |
tomt@ncleg.net |
| Phone: |
(919) 266-1860 |
| Location: |
TBD |
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Instructor Development - Organize
your thoughts and make good presentations; communicate effectively; overcome
that "nervous stomach". This is a fun course that is helpful beyond the
classroom.
| Start Date: |
Summer 2007 |
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| Instructor: |
Larry Stockett |
| Email: |
stockett@worldnet.att.net |
| Phone: |
(919) 788-0300 |
| Location: |
Call Instructor |
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Engine Maintenance - Construction,
operating principles, maintenance and repair of gasoline and Diesel engines;
cooling, lubrication, and fuel systems; clutches, shafts, propellers; safety
measures.
| Start Date: |
January 2008 |
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| Instructor: |
Glenn Faurot |
| Email: |
glennfaurot@hotmail.com |
| Phone: |
(919) 233-9853 |
| Location: |
TBD |
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Sail - Handling, anchoring,
mooring, docking, stability, true and apparent wind, rigs and hulls, sailing
theory, laying up and fitting out. Valuable information for sailors and power
boaters alike.
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Cruise Planning - Where to go, what
to see; what to take (and not take); all the details that need to be planned
before you go.
| Start Date: |
Fall 2007 |
| Time: |
6:30 PM |
| Instructor: |
Bob Belvin |
| Email: |
bobbel22@aol.com |
| Phone: |
(919) 846-2846 |
| Location: |
Centennial Campus – NC State
University |
| Comments: |
Call instructor to sign up |
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Marine Electronics - Radio, depth
sounders, Loran, radar, GPS; proper wiring; theory of electrolysis; batteries.
| Start Date: |
September 5, 2007 - Wednesday nights |
| Time: |
19:00 |
| Instructor: |
Burt Pearson |
| Email: |
pearson@touchnc.net |
| Phone: |
(919)496-2865 |
| Location: |
TBD |
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