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Title: Akron Power Squadron


1
Akron Power Squadron
Boating is Fun
Well show you how !
2
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

4
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

8
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

9
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

10
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
Chart 14830
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
Chart 14830
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
Kelleys
Plan a trip from Sandusky to Kelleys Island
Sandusky
Chart 14830
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Piloting - what you need for Lake Erie
Kelleys
Plan a trip from Sandusky to Kelleys Island
Sandusky
Chart 14830
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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 !
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