The United States Power Squadrons provide two separate and distinct boating safety courses: 

The Squadron Boating Courses
A comprehensive boating course that goes beyond  basic courses and includes reading charts and plotting a course. Iincludes Maptech's Chart Navigator training CD

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Wednesday 08/06/2008 4 Wednesday nights (6:45 pm - 9:15 pm) Clear Lake Shores Community Center,
931 Cedar Rd.,
Clear Lake Shores, Texas
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Contact for this Course Only: Janet Boerner  281-842-8970  jhboerner@yahoo.com
Saturday 10/04/2008 4 Saturdays (8:30 – 1 PM)
Registration begins at 8:00 AM on the first Saturday		 Houston Yacht Club
3620 Miramar Dr.
La Porte,  Texas 77571
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Contact for this Course Only: Janet Boerner  281-842-8970  jhboerner@yahoo.com
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America's Boating Courses
Basic boating course that includes the Texas regulations required to obtain State Boater Education

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Contact for this Course Only: 
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All courses are taught using volunteer instructors, at our cost. Your only cost is for the books, and for state certification if you wish to get it. 

Some Squadrons also provide free seminars. Local seminars are listed below.

Public Seminars - Hosted by Galveston Bay Power Squadron, there are a variety of free public seminars you can attend on subjects ranging from Modern Electronics to Murphy's Laws, and how they apply to boating.

 

Free Public Seminars

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QUIZ Time:

1. Can you identify what all of the symbols on this chart are, and what they mean to you as skipper of your boat?

2. Can you identify the lights shown and what they mean to you as a skipper?

If you answered "NO" to either of these questions, you could be endangering both you and your passengers. The first image shows markings that you would typically encounter on any navigable waters of the United States. Not knowing what they mean could be disastrous. The second image is that of a huge ship (freighter, aircraft carrier, etc.) and it is heading straight at you. You better know what it is, and which way to steer.

Think about it. What is your life, and that of your passengers worth to you. Is it worth taking a few classes? I hope so. We hope to see you soon.