{"id":582,"date":"2019-07-29T18:55:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T22:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:55:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:55:44","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/home\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"582\" class=\"elementor elementor-582\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1605b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1605b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4e1438\" data-id=\"c4e1438\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869a52b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"869a52b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-468b34e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"468b34e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83d184a\" data-id=\"83d184a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d43d25 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d43d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educational Opportunities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b7376f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b7376f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d710136\" data-id=\"d710136\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0f7c8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a0f7c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Educational<br>Opportunities<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94443b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"94443b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af214fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af214fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-919ef67\" data-id=\"919ef67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05e14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f05e14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We're all about boating education and safety<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa59047\" data-id=\"fa59047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a82277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a82277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The United States Power Squadrons was started in 1914 with the mission to provide education for boaters. It continues today.<\/h3><h3><span style=\"color: #fc2b2b;\"><b>An educated boater is a safer boater.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8e9f77 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8e9f77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f22e4c\" data-id=\"2f22e4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-082deb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"082deb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-031f1a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"031f1a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab6d24f\" data-id=\"ab6d24f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcee9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcee9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is Boater Education Important?<br><br><h3>Watch the video and find out<\/h3><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f802b32\" data-id=\"f802b32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e8d44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_video\" data-id=\"9e8d44d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-582-1\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZWcwXxvip2w&#038;t=82s&#038;_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZWcwXxvip2w&#038;t=82s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZWcwXxvip2w&#038;t=82s<\/a><\/video><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f2938d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f2938d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f4f30a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7207ef6\" data-id=\"7207ef6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0969d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0969d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ABC-791x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-688\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ABC-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ABC-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ABC-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ABC-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ABC.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc75ade\" data-id=\"cc75ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf8255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cf8255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: red;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36.0pt;\">A<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 34.0pt;\">MERICA\u2019S<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: blue;\"><span style=\"font-size: 34.0pt;\"> BOATING COURSE\u2122<\/span><\/span><\/h2><h3>This is the beginning-level boating course<\/h3><h2><strong style=\"font-size: 25px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22.0pt;\">Did you know?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2><h4><b>Florida state law requires that anyone born on or after 1 January 1988, who will be operating a boat in Florida waters with an engine of 10 horsepower or more, must complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Florida Boating Safety ID Card.<\/b><\/h4><p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 22.0pt;\">This course meets this requirement<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211ed71 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"211ed71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/education\/abc3\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ABC3 Course Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54dcda3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54dcda3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcba417\" data-id=\"fcba417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe0c28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abe0c28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b55346 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b55346\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e43bb7\" data-id=\"9e43bb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b047ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b047ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #032792;\"><b>Advanced Courses<\/b><\/span><\/h2><h4><span style=\"color: #161317;\"><b>The Advanced Courses build upon the knowledge obtained in the initial America\u2019s Boating Course\u2122. Courses include Boat Handling, Marine Navigation, Advanced Marine Navigation, Junior Navigator and Navigator. Topics include how to handle a boat, basic navigation using landmarks and buoys, more advanced navigation using GPS and radar, all the way up to celestial navigation using a sextant and the stars, planets, sun and moon. Once you take our Advanced Courses, the whole world is opened up.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fa7e0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"70fa7e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/education\/advanced-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Advanced Courses Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 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https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sunset-sailboat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Sunset-sailboat-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c95388a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c95388a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e9cf27\" data-id=\"1e9cf27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-element-8c7be6a\" data-id=\"8c7be6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabeb67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dabeb67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-888\" alt=\"Power boat cruising the Intracoastal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG29424.sm_-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b65b5\" data-id=\"60b65b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96163c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96163c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #248c02;\"><b>Elective Courses<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #161317;\"><b>Elective Courses focus on particular areas associated with boating. Here, you can learn about planning cruises on your boat, how electrical systems on boats work, how to sail, using various communications devices, and more.<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e839ff elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e839ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/education\/elective-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Elective Courses Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-122e205 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"122e205\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b47a8\" data-id=\"73b47a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0312d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0312d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed6cb20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed6cb20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f03a53\" data-id=\"7f03a53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b199b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b199b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><span style=\"color: #9e0000;\"><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Seminars<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p><b style=\"color: #161317; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit;\">Seminars make it easier for you to acquire or update your knowledge and skills about specific topics in a short period of time, typically 2 or 3 hours.<\/b><\/p><p><b style=\"color: #161317; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit;\">Topics include Hurricane Preparation for Boaters, Introduction to Navigation, Weather, Anchoring, Marine VHF Radio and others.<br \/><\/b><b style=\"color: #161317; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit;\">The format is typically less formal than a course, with no examination.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b45039 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8b45039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/education\/seminars\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Seminars Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac53ca3\" data-id=\"ac53ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82b77f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d82b77f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hurricane2-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3494\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hurricane2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hurricane2-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hurricane2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hurricane2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/hurricane2.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbf44b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edbf44b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Palm-Beach-Chart-300x130.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3495\" alt=\"Chart for Palm Beach Inlet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Palm-Beach-Chart-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Palm-Beach-Chart-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Palm-Beach-Chart-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Palm-Beach-Chart.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-963c9aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"963c9aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thunderstorm-wallpaper-hd-wallpaper-3625405-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3497\" alt=\"thunderstorm, wallpaper hd, wallpaper-3625405.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thunderstorm-wallpaper-hd-wallpaper-3625405-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thunderstorm-wallpaper-hd-wallpaper-3625405-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thunderstorm-wallpaper-hd-wallpaper-3625405-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thunderstorm-wallpaper-hd-wallpaper-3625405-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/thunderstorm-wallpaper-hd-wallpaper-3625405.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80dfedf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80dfedf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lake-sunset-boats-7377942-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3532\" alt=\"lake, sunset, boats-7377942.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lake-sunset-boats-7377942-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lake-sunset-boats-7377942-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lake-sunset-boats-7377942-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lake-sunset-boats-7377942-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lake-sunset-boats-7377942.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79e5ea4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79e5ea4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-838b68f\" data-id=\"838b68f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0e29b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bd0e29b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3623db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3623db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #032792;\">Educational Grades<\/span><\/b><\/h1><h2 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><b style=\"color: #161317; font-size: 20px; font-style: inherit;\">USPS awards to its members to indicate how far they have progressed in the continuing education program.\u00a0 Since one of the USPS objectives is boating safety through education, USPS encourages every member to strive to achieve the Educational Proficiency level, with the ultimate goal being that of the Educational Achievement Award.<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a4cf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a4cf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Educational Grades Insignia<\/strong><\/h2><div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><p>Seaman (following completion of Boat Handling)<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-weight: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Seaman.jpg\" alt=\"Image of insignia for Seaman\" width=\"262\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">Pilot (following completion of Marine Piloting)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2367\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pilot.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Pilot insignia\" width=\"263\" height=\"75\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">Advanced Pilot (following completion of Advanced Piloting)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2368\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Advanced-Pilot.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Advanced Pilot insignia\" width=\"262\" height=\"75\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">Junior Navigator (following completion of Junior Navigation)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2369\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Junior-Navigator.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Junior Navigator insignia\" width=\"263\" height=\"75\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">Navigator (following completion of Navigation)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2370\" src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Navigator-300x67.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Navigator 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src=\"https:\/\/abcpalmbeach.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Ed-Proficiency.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Advanced Pilot with Ed Proficiency insignia\" width=\"262\" height=\"78\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal;\"><u>Educational Achievement Award: <\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 600;\">When a USPS member completes all advanced grades plus any six elective courses, they earn the Educational Achievement Award.\u00a0 This is the highest educational recognition award given by USPS.\u00a0 A person with this award is known as a Senior Navigator, and uses the grade designation &#8220;SN&#8221;.\u00a0 In the past, a Senior Navigator was referred to as a &#8220;Full Certificate&#8221; and used the printed grade designation <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">N<\/span>.\u00a0 The insignia consists of the Navigator insignia within a box.<\/span><\/p><p><img 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