 The cost is $70 or just $55.30 for members of USPS, U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary, Great Lakes Cruising Club and, for a limited time, BoatUS
members.The USPS is a nonprofit, educational organization
dedicated to making boating safer and more enjoyable through
teaching courses and seminars covering dozens of topics for boaters.
To date, over 4 million boaters have taken a USPS course or seminar.
The partnership with the BoatUS Foundation aims to increase the
accessibility to boating education courses by tapping into the
foundation's expertise at presenting engaging and effective course
materials for online study at home. Aiming for the 70 million
American boaters and millions more worldwide, Partner in Command is
just the first seminar to be put online.
USPS has over 30 advanced courses and seminars that are taught by
local squadrons and will be made available online in the next two to
three years. The next offerings will include seminars on Boating on
Rivers, Locks and Lakes, and Using VHF and VHF/DSC Marine Radio, as
well as the USPS Seamanship course.
"U.S. Power Squadrons' mission is to teach boaters how to get
more fun out of their boating experience by being more informed,
safe and confident," said USPS Chief Commander John Alter. "We have
been doing it for 100 years and no one does it better."
The BoatUS Foundation has its roots when Richard Schwartz,
founder and chairman of Boat Owners Association of The United
States, testified before Congress in 1969, which led to the
watershed Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971. Today, the BoatUS
member-funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating
Safety and Clean Water is a national leader in promoting safe, clean
and responsible boating, and provides innovative educational
outreach directly to boaters and anglers, with the aim of reducing
accidents and fatalities, The foundation's online Boating Safety
Course is the only free, online boating safety course approved in 33
states by the National Association of State Boating Law
Administrators. To date, over 1 million boaters have taken the
course.
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United States Power Squadrons, organized in 1914, is a nonprofit,
educational organization dedicated to making boating safer and more
enjoyable by teaching classes in seamanship, navigation and related
subjects. Members are boating families who contribute to their
communities by promoting safe boating through education and enjoy
participating with fellow members on the water and in the classroom.
USPS has nearly 40,000 members organized into over 400 squadrons
across the country and in some U.S. territories. USPS is America's
largest nonprofit boating organization and has been honored by three
U.S. presidents for its civic contributions. Each squadron's
activities involve the three primary objectives of the organization:
community service, continuing education, and enjoying the friendship
and camaraderie of fellow members. For more information, visit
www.usps.org.
Boat Owners Association of The United States, known as BoatUS, is
the nation's leading advocate for recreational boaters, providing
its over half-million members with government representation,
services such as 24-hour on-water boat towing as well as roadside
assistance for boat trailers and tow vehicles, boat insurance
programs, money-saving benefits, and vital information that improves
the boating, fishing and sailing lifestyle. Its member-funded
501(c)(3) nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean
Water is a national leader promoting safe, clean and responsible
boating, and provides innovative educational outreach directly to
boaters and anglers, with the aim of reducing accidents and
fatalities, increasing stewardship of America's waterways, and
keeping boating safe. For more information, visit
www.boatus.com/foundation.
[Text from file received from
BoatUS]
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