Cape Cod Sail and Power Squadron, Inc.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
A Unit of United States Power Squadrons
®
Sail and Power Boating – America’s Boating Club®
Join the Cape Cod Sail and Power Squadron by taking the
Squadron Boating Course
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Become a CCSPS Member
Squadron Members please provide notice of your intent to attend a class by contacting the
instructor listed in the
Porthole or contacting the SEO prior to the start date of the first class.
The following is a USPS member course
Updated 28 May  2008
Seamanship (S)
Date:       TBD
                 Registration and First Class
                 Monday and Thursday weekly starting on Monday, 2 June
                                   and ending on Thursday, 26 June.

Time:              1900-2100 hours

Place:             Centerville Fire Station, (C-O-MM) Route 28

Cost:               $50.00
Seamanship (S) builds on the basics taught in the public boating course. Seamanship is
the first Advanced Grade course for new members, both power boaters and sailors.
Emphasis is placed on a higher level of boating skills, including practical marlinespike,
anchoring and rafting, navigation rules of the road, hull design and performance,
responsibilities of the skipper, basic boat care and maintenance, operating a boat
under normal and adverse conditions, what to do in various emergencies and weather
conditions, and nautical customs and common courtesy on the water.

Seamanship provides a needed introduction to the USPS Educational Program and a
strong foundation for members going on to Piloting and Advanced Piloting and
Advanced Grade courses and/or Elective courses that relate to safe boat operation and
knowledge that include Cruise Planning, Engine Maintenance, Marine Electronics, Sail,
and Weather.

Note: This course will involve an optional on-the-water activity which will be scheduled
on a weekend at the completion of the course. Highly successful in 2007, it is a much-
anticipated class event.