Boating Seminars
USPS University – Seminar Series
These short seminars are targeted to specific topics and needs with a two-hour format, and valuable take-away guides (optional material). For HSPS members, each seminar provides credits toward the Boat Operator Certification program, and credit toward elective courses.
Seminars are held the 2nd and 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00-9:00 PM. All classes are held at our classrooms (Home Port) located at 6910 Bellaire Blvd. #15, Houston, TX 77074. This is near the intersection of Bellaire Blvd. and Highway 59. Take Bellaire Blvd. east to the first traffic light beyond Highway 59, which is Bintliff Dr. Our Home Port is in the office park located behind the fire station at the intersection of Bintliff and Bellaire Blvd. Use the entrance from the interior parking lot.
You may register for the course online at the Leisure Learning website www.llu.com under “Boating Courses / Power Squadron”. Online registration at www.llu.com is preferred as it will guarantee you a seat. You may also register day of the class at our “Home Port”, directions listed above.
Cost of each seminar is $25 tuition per person. Each seminar has optional US Power Squadron reference material that can be purchased (at our cost). Cost of optional materials is typically $10-$25.
2012 Scheduled Dates:
- Thursday Jan 19, 2012, “Using VHF& VHF/DSC Marine Radio
- Thursday Jan 26, 2012, “Using GPS”
- Thursday Feb 16, 2012, “Anchoring”
- Thursday Feb 23, 2012, “Partner in Command”
- Thursday Mar 15, 2012, “Marine RADAR”
- Thursday Mar 22, 2012, “Basic Coastal Navigation”
- Thursday Apr 19, 2012, “Emergencies Onboard”
- Thursday Apr 26, 2012, “Hurricanes and Boats”
- Thursday May 17, 2012, “Knots, Bends and Hitches”
- Thursday May 24, 2012, “Trailering Your Boat”
- Thursday Jun 21, 2012, “Mastering the Rules of the Road”
For your information, Houston Sail and Power Squadron is a non-profit volunteer boater’s club dedicated to boater education. If you have any questions about America’s Boating Course™ or our squadron, please don’t hesitate to ask, or take a look at our web site, http://www.uspshouston.org . Also, check out our national web site: http://www.usps.org .
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Robert Campbell Houston Sail and Power Squadron Squadron Educational Officer 713-594-1876 seo.hsps@comcast.net