AMERICA'S BOATING CLUB®

by boaters, for boaters

                                               SMITHTOWN BAY POWER SQUADRON                                                                                                              

                                                                    2020 SPRING AMERICA'S BOATING COURSE

                                                  Classes will begin in April, 2020 Watch for new schedule                                                                                                          Hauppauge High School

                                                                                                                      Room 213

                                                                                                      Lincoln Blvd., Hauppauge, NY

                                                                                                          Thursday Evenings 7:30 pm

                                                                                                  Class Chairman; P/C Allan Hiltunen, SN

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                                                      Session    Date         Subject                                   Section                          Instructor

                                                           1        3/10/20    Registration                                                           P/C Allan Hiltunen, SN

                                                                                                                  CHAPTER 1

                                                                                     Getting Started                               1                     P/C William Hoffman, P

                                                                                     Required Safety Equipment           2                                      "

                                                                                     Going Boating                                  3                                      "                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                                          CHAPTER 2                                             

                                                            2        3/17//20   Navigation Rules                              4                    P/C Tom Rondi, AP                                                                                               

                                                                                     Navigation Aids                                5                                     "

                                                                                     Lights and Sound Signals                 6                                     "       

                                                                                     Government Regulations                 7                                     "

                                                                                     State and Local Regulations            8                     P/C Allan Hiltunen, SN

                                                                                                                      CHAPTER 3 

                                                             3    3/24//20      Finding Your Way                             9                     Lt. Harry Walter                  

                                                                                      Anchoring                                        10                                     "

                                                                                      Adverse Conditions &

                                                                                      Emergencies                                    11                                     "                               

                                                                                      Communications Afloat                  12                      P/C Allan Hiltunen, SN                        

                                                                                                                    CHAPTER  4                                                                                                                                                       

                                                             4      3/31//20   Trailering                                         14                       P/C Robert Rupnick, AP

                                                                                      Water Sports Safety                       13                       P/C Allan Hiltunen, SN             

                                                                                      Personal Watercraft                       15                                        "

                                                                                      Operation

                                                                                      Knots and Lines                               16                                        "

                                                             5      4/07/20    Final Exam                                     ALL                                      "

                                                                                                                                                    Material Costs

                                                                                                                                      ABC Manual & CD    $40.00

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OPTIONAL LESSONS SCHEDULE

4/21/20 CHAPTER 5

Introduction to Navigation

Both Electronic Navigation & Traditional chart plotting are covered

4/28/20 Section 18

Charts    

Converting true courses to compass courses. Time, Speed, Distance calculations. 24 hour clock

Instructors: P/C Allan Hiltunen, SN, Lt. Harry Walter .

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Proctors

P/C Marc Gottlieb, AP

  P/C William Hoffman, P

                                                                                                                                                                                          P/C Tom Rondi, AP

        Lt./C Ann Marie Rondi, AP

   P/C Robert Rupnick, AP

 P/C Joseph Tipaldo, AP

      P/C Daniel J. O'Brien, SN

      Lt./C Kathy Severino, AP

                                                                                                                                                                                           Lt. Harry Walter

 1/29/20