Akron Power Squadron

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Akron Power Squadron
Boating is Fun
Well show you how !
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United States Power Squadrons

• boating education
• social events
• civic activities

USPS Education
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Akron Power Squadron

• Six Month free membership to students of this
  class
• 39.40 value
• APS Membership
• 78.80 single
• 132.70 family

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Akron Power Squadron

• Courses and Seminars
• Navigation skills
• Boating-related skills
• 2-hr Seminars

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Akron Power Squadron
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Advanced Grades

• Seamanship
• Piloting
• Advanced Piloting (Tides Currents)
• Junior Navigation (Celestial)
• Navigation
• Offered Fall 2011

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Elective Grades

• Marine Electronics
• Cruise Planning
• Marine Engine Maintenance
• Weather
• Sail
• Instructor Qualification
• Operations Training
• Offered Fall 2011

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Cruise Planning

• Planning Your Voyage
• Financing the Voyage
• Equiping the Boat
• Crew Selection
• Provisioning
• Navigation Planning
• Weather
• Communications

• Entering and Clearing Foreign Ports
• Anchors and Anchoring
• Voyage Management
• Emergencies Afloat
• Medical Emergencies
• Security

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Marine Electronics

• DC AC Systems
• Requirements for Power Aboard
• Properties of Electrical Circuits
• Electrical Wiring Systems
• Galvanic and Stray-Current Corrosion
• Lightning Protection

• Communication Equipment Procedures
• Depth Sounders
• Radar
• GPS
• Sources of Interference
• Piloting and Operational Aids

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Seamanship - general boating

• Boat handling
• Rules of road
• Marlinspike
• Docking
• Anchoring
• Towing
• VHF radio

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Piloting -

• Navigation with charts and visual aids
• Planning
• On the water
• Electronic Navigation
• Introduction to digital charting

Chart 14830
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
Kelleys
Plan a trip from Sandusky to Kelleys Island
Sandusky
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
Kelleys
Plan a trip from Sandusky to Kelleys Island
Sandusky
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Piloting Kelleys Island
Chart Book 14842
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Piloting Seaway Marina
Chart Book 14842
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Piloting Includes software for Laptop and
Digital Charts
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Advanced Piloting Tides and currents
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Advanced Piloting Tides and
currents
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Advanced Piloting Electronic Navigation
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Advanced Piloting Laptop and Digital Charts
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Advanced Piloting Radar / Chart Plotter
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Celestial Navigation
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Celestial Navigation
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Course Cost Comparison
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2-hr SEMINARS

• 5 for Members
• Boating on Rivers, Locks and Lakes
• Tues - 19 Apr - 7 pm
• American Legion, 1601 Front St, Cuyahoga Falls
• Coastal Navigation
• Tuesday 10-May - 7 pm
• American Legion, 1601 Front St, Cuyahoga Falls

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Previous Seminars

• GPS
• Weather
• Power Boat Handling
• Advanced Power Boat Handling
• Anchoring
• Nav Rules
• Sail Trim

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For additional information

• USPS - http//www.usps.org
• APS - http//akronpowersquadron.com

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Akron Power Squadron Courses

• Top quality text and materials
• Knowledgeable, volunteer instructors
• Very low cost
• A great way to become a better boater

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Akron Power Squadron
Boating is Fun
Well show you how !