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# Tampa Power Squadron

## Sitemaps
[XML Sitemap](https://tampaps.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## Pages
- [Contact Us](https://tampaps.org/contact-us/): Email us your questions or comments and we will usually respond within a day or two.
- [Meeting Minutes and Documents](https://tampaps.org/meeting-minutes-and-documents/)
- [Be Knowledgeable, Know the Rules and Regulations](https://tampaps.org/rules-and-regulations/): Florida specific rules and regulations
- [Safe Boaters Take America’s Boating Course](https://tampaps.org/americas-boating-course/): Americas Boating Course is for you if you want to be a safer boater. The state of Florida requires you to have taken a NASBLA approved boater safety course to operate a boat or any personal watercraft if you were born on or after January 1, 1988. Sometimes called a boating license, this card identifies you as having taken and passed the Florida boating safety class.
- [Useful Reference Material](https://tampaps.org/reference-gallery/): This page contains several useful links to reference material or tools you might find useful. These will all open on a separate tab as they as external sites.
- [Vessel Safety Check](https://tampaps.org/vessel-safety-check/): The Vessel Safety Check is a free courtesy examination of your vessel provided by the Tampa Power Squadron be a certified examiner to assure that your boat is in compliance with all the local, state, and federal safety requirements. The inspection usually takes less than an hour and can be performed in the water or on a trailer. It looks at both the overall safety of the vessel as well as specific required equipment and recommended items, all of which are discussed at length in our Americas Boating Course. Among the items checked are the following although this is not an all-encompassing list:
- [Tampa Power Squadron](https://tampaps.org/): Practice critical skills that make you a better and safer boater with Tampa Power Squadrons boating simulator.