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Operations Manual 2021 United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual i OPERATIONS MANUAL America’s Boating Club® and logo are registered trademarks of the United States Power Squadrons® © United States Power Squadrons® 2021 ii United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual 2021 United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual iii PREFACE This version of the Operations Manual supersedes all previous editions. It contains detailed guidelines and information for all members of USPS. Actions and policies adopted by the Board of Directors and ratified by an Annual Meeting or America’s Boating Club Conference are included. These materials supplement USPS Bylaws and reflect updated and current data. A copy of the “USPS Gold Bylaws” can be downloaded from the USPS Website. It is important that members, especially officers, be familiar with the procedures, programs, duties, methods of operation and time tables so that the organization functions more efficiently. The Operations Manual is divided into chapters, with a detailed table of contents preceding most chapters. All chapters, sections and topics are coded for easy reference. The Secretary’s, Treasurer’s, Membership and Squadron Development Manuals are published in stand-alone format. The Operations Manual is available on the USPS website and may be downloaded to a disk and either printed or viewed on-screen. Topics of interest may be found by using either the Table of Contents, Chapter Table of Contents or the Adobe Acrobat Reader “search” function. Check Appendix A for more detailed information on locating information in our suite of manuals. The Operations Manual is a reference or research volume and, as such, is an excellent resource when members are taking the Operations Training program. OPERATIONS MANUAL COMMITTEE R/C Anna Morris, SN P/D/C Paula Stewart, AP Lt John Bagby, JN Judy Griffing, AP V/C Harry Hebb, SN P/R/C Micky McNelis, P D/C Kent Simpson, AP D/Lt/C Tracy Simpson, AP Stf/C David Stewart, AP NATIONAL SECRETARY’S DEPARTMENT V/C Harry Hebb, SN R/C David Allen, SN Words and expressions in the Operations Manual that connote gender are to be construed as applying equally to both sexes unless the text implies otherwise. As appropriate, references to manual contents are indicated as [Refer to 2.7 on page 2-3] or references to that effect. National department heads and committee chairs are encouraged to forward updated information to the OMCom chair. Changes relating to policy or procedure must be approved by a department head or committee chairs. Comments on perceived errors or omissions and recommendations for future editions are solicited from all members. 2021 iv United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual 2021 United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual v CHIEF COMMANDERS This manual is dedicated to the following Chief Commanders who have given of their time, talent and energy to build and help grow the United States Power Squadrons into the organization it is today. Without their dedication to the task at hand, we would not be who we are. †1 Roger Upton.................................................. Boston ..............................................................1914-1915 † Theodore I. Coe, JN...................................... Huguenot..........................................................1916-1917 † C. N. Burnell ................................................. Boston ....................................................................... 1918 † H. M. Williams.............................................. Huguenot................................................................... 1919 † A. B. Bennett, JN .......................................... Potomac River..................................................1920-1923 † H. A. Jackson, N ........................................... Huguenot..........................................................1924-1925 † Dean Potter, N............................................... Huguenot..........................................................1926-1927 † F. W. Horenburger, JN ................................. Huguenot................................................................... 1928 † J. Edwin Lawton, N...................................... Potomac River........................................................... 1929 † Frederic W. Keator, N .................................. New Haven................................................................ 1930 † Frederick L. Reid.......................................... Mid-Hudson,2 Stamford ........................................... 1931 † Benjamin S. Coe, N....................................... Stamford,3 Housatonic River ...........................1932-1933 † William A. Earl, N........................................ New York .................................................................. 1934 † Harold H. Funk, N........................................ Brooklyn...........................................................1935-1936 † Wesley E. Morse, N....................................... Hartford............................................................1937-1938 † Arthur Middleton, N .................................... Potomac River..................................................1939-1940 † William K. Anderson, JN............................. Detroit ....................................................................... 1941 † William L. Sayers, N .................................... North River ......................................................1942-1943 † Bertrand H. Perry, N.................................... Annapolis,2 Miami ..........................................1944-1945 † Charles F. Chapman..................................... Huguenot..........................................................1946-1947 † F. Ritter Shumway, AP................................. Rochester..........................................................1948-1949 † A. N. Clifton, N ............................................. Springfield........................................................1950-1951 † Herbert R. Prior, N....................................... North River,2 Clearwater .................................1952-1953 † Kenneth B. Champ, JN ................................ Fostoria.............................................................1954-1955 † William C. Wolfmuller, N ............................ Bayside.............................................................1956-1957 † Lester C. Lowe, JN ....................................... Los Angeles......................................................1958-1959 † Richard S. Weber, JN................................... Detroit ..............................................................1960-1961 † Charles M. Bradley, JN................................ Absecon Island.................................................1962-1963 † Walter J. Sutcliffe, N .................................... Northern New Jersey........................................1964-1965 † Hugh Hutchings, N....................................... Sequoia.............................................................1966-1967 † Emery E. Ellis, JN ........................................ Ashtabula .........................................................1968-1969 † George R. Hodell, N ..................................... Houston ............................................................1970-1971 † Walter R. Cosdon, JN................................... Los Angeles......................................................1972-1973 1. Indicates deceased 2. Squadron affiliation when Chief Commander 3. Squadron name change 2021 vi United States Power Squadrons® Operations Manual †1 William C. Lucey, N ..................................... Evanston...........................................................1974-1975 † Robert L. Woods, N...................................... New Britain......................................................1976-1977 † Harold E. Spoelstra, N ................................. Portland ............................................................1978-1979 † James H. Pou Bailey, N ................................ Raleigh .............................................................1980-1981 † Raymond A. Finley, Jr., N............................ Lackawanna .....................................................1982-1983 † Bruce M. Steere, N........................................ Dallas ...............................................................1984-1985 † Richard W. Miner, N .................................... Mt. Clemens,2 Birmingham .............................1986-1987 † William D. Selden IV, N ............................... Richmond.........................................................1988-1989 † James T. Stewart, N...................................... Skokie Valley ...................................................1990-1991 Gillette E. Gordon, III, N............................. Diablo...............................................................1992-1993 Joseph L. Kennedy, N................................... St. Petersburg,2.................................................1994-1995 L. M. Barnes, III, N ..................................... Rocky Mount....................................................1996-1997 † Arthur H. Farr, N ......................................... Rocky River,2 North Coast Ohio .....................1998-1999 Lance J. Jensen, SN...................................... Bellevue ...........................................................2000-2001 Theodore H.