USPS National links

Flag Etiquette shows you all about flags and how to fly them correctly.

CBSPS Test of national website

Harris Chain National website

Links to business and other organizations that support our Mission

• Our neighbor squadron to the north Daytona Beach Sail and Power Squadron
• Our neighbor squadron to the south Banana River Sail and Power Squadron
• United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for Cocoa Beach Flotilla 17-6
• A group supporting Florids's Waterways Citizens for Florida's Waterways
• A supporting place in the port Port Canaveral Yacht Club
• Helpful dealer Boaters Exchange of Rockledge
• Tide information from the Trident Pier located in Port Canaveral. (loads slow!)
• A group that looks after sea turtles on our coast Sea Turtle Preservation Society

Charting, Navigation and Communications Links

OpenCPN Instructions on how to use OpenCPN in power squadron classes.

NOAA Nautical Charts. You can get both Raster (RNC) and Electronic (ENC) charts here for free.

NOAA Tides and Currents You can find all the tide and current information for the nation. Large site you may have to search a little for what you want.

Army Geospatial Center. You can get inland rivers Electronic (ENC) charts here. This is a big site and you are going to have to look around awhile.

Automatic Identification System This sites shows all the information collected by the AIS system. It is a little slow to load because of the large amount of information.

Coast Guard Navigation Center Shows a wide variety of Navigation information including:

• Coast Guard Light List. Shows the location of all the navigational lights along both coasts and inland waters. It is a very large file but you can get just a section.
• MF and HF Frequencies Gives the frequency plan for US and near shore waters.

National Weather Service. This their home page and the root of a wealth of weather information and maps.

National Weather Service Ocean Prediction Center. This site gives the weather for the open waters of the world.

NWS National Doppler Radar. Shows radar for entire nation without advertising.

NOAA Upper Air Maps. Want to know what the jet stream is doing? This is the place.

Radiosonde Soundings. Each day NOAA puts up weather balloons to probe upper air conditions. This site shows the results.

National Hurricane Center. What to know what that storm is up to?   Look at this site.