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DELAWARE RIVER POWER SQUADRON
is a unit of the United States Power Squadrons® and is one of the first local units of the national organization. 

Formally chartered in 1916, just two years after USPS was formed, Delaware River Power Squadron has been serving our nation and region, in war and in peace, with safe boating, navigation, environmental and other programs for its members, members of the boating public generally and for our armed forces.

We are in District 5 of USPS and serve the boating public, sail and power, throughout the Delaware Valley, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, with members as far west as the Susquehanna Valley and as far south as Florida.  Members operate sailboats and power boats on the Delaware River, at the New Jersey shore and on Chesapeake Bay, among others.

Our meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of each month other than July and August at the United States Coast Guard Station at Washington Avenue and Columbus Boulevard in Philadelphia. 

Persons interested in more information about our squadron should contact the squadron commander,  Mel Shralow, at 610.642.5651.

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Membership Information
Persons interested in membership information, please contact our membership chairperson, Carole Reilley at 215.947.0233.

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Course Information
We offer America’s Boating Course for basic information about safe boating, and administer qualification tests for licensing in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
We also offer to members advanced courses in seamanship, piloting, advanced piloting and other subjects of interest to boaters.

America's Boating Course, with additional material for Pennsylvania and New Jersey license requirments, will be given as follows:

At the United States Coast Guard Station, One Washington Avenue (at Columbus Blvd.), Philadelphia:

     Four Thursday night course, starting 24 Jan. at 1900

     Four Monday night course, starting 10 March at 1900;

At Philadelphia Boat Supply, 8900 State Road, Philadelphia:

     Four Monday night course starting 21 Jan. at 1900

The cost of the four session evening course is $55

A one-day Saturday course may be scheduled if warranted, cost $65, including lunch.  Persons interested in a one day course should contact the squadron Educational Officer, the Assistant Educational Officer, or the Commander.

For members of the squadron who have completed the Piloting course, the Advanced Piloting course will be given on eleven Thursday nights starting on February 28, 2008, at 1900 at the United States Coast Guard Station, One Washington Avenue (at Columbus Blvd.), Philadelphia.
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The Seamanship course may be scheduled for squadron members if warranted.  Persons interested in the Seamanship course should contact the squadron Educational Officer, the Assistant Educational Officer, or the Commander

For further information about course dates and locations, call our Educational Officer, Alex Reilley at 215.947.0233, or our Assistant Educational Officer, Mike Day, at 267.250.2474.

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Vessel Safety Inspections
Our squadron has several certified vessel safety examiners who are qualified to examine your boat for compliance with U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements, as well as for additional safe boating suggestions.  These examinations are free of charge and permit you to correct any deficiencies and obtain both a certificate of successful examination and a sticker for your boat to evidence compliance.  If you or any boaters you know would like us to conduct an examination of one or more boats, please contact our Vessel Safety Examiners chair, Fred Shallcross, at 302.378.9300, or Andy Petruska at 215.338.0518.

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2008-2009 Bridge Officers

Commander	Alexander M. Reilley, AP
Executive Officer	Richard H. Fuse, AP
Educational Officer	Andrew J. Petruska, P
Administrative Officer	William Muehlberger, P
Secretary	Rhoda M. Refsin
Treasurer	Doris H. Brecht, S

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