United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAux) and United States Power Squadrons (USPS) Courses
Wednesday, Feb. 16th 2011 6:55 AM
The DEP Boating Division strongly recommends the longer USPS or USCGAux courses, particularly for coastal boaters. (Their shorter courses are also accredited by the Connecticut DEP.)
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAux):
- Recommended course is “Boating Skills and Seamanship” or “BS&S”
- To view their courses visit www.D1South.org/contents/pecourses1.htm
or visit www.cgaux.org and select “Public Information Pages”, then “Coast Guard Auxiliary Safe Boating Courses” and scroll down to “Connecticut”United States Power Squadrons (USPS)
- Recommended course is “Squadron Boating Course”
- To view USPS courses visit www.usps.org/d_stuff/classes.html#schedule.
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As previously mentioned there are differences in available rates when choosing between paying for a policy in one full payment as opposed to doing so from month to month. At times insurers will offer coverage at a lower price should a driver choose to pay in full, while including a small monthly fee for those who choose to make payments. Over the course of a year these fees could potentially amount to a fairly large sum of money. For example, if an insurer includes a $10 billing fee each month, then after a year this could potentially amount to a plan that costs over one hundred dollars more. This is counterbalanced by being able to pay for ones automobile policy over a large stretch of time.
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