Basic Navigation Class

How to Read a Nautical Chart:

          2009 Schedule to be announced soon.

The text used in this 4 hour course is “How to read a Nautical Chart” by Nigel Calder.  The text is included in the price of the course.

Subjects covered include:

Reading and interpreting information displayed on Nautical Charts, including scale, datum, objects, navigation aids, depth and bottom conditions.

Reading latitude and longitude, route planning and plotting positions.

Students having plotting instruments, such as dividers, parallel rules etc. are asked to bring these items along to aid in practicing the techniques presented.

The price of this class is $35.

GPS for Mariners:

         2009 Schedule to be announced soon. 

The text used in this 8 hour course is “GPS for Mariners” by Robert J. Sweet.  The text is included in the price of the course.

Subjects covered include:

How GPS works, covering signals and orbits enough to understand the installation requirements and limitations on the performance of GPS.

How to get the most out of the displayed information on the GPS receiver.  This includes the use of the controls, with emphasis on the various means of entering positions, and then laying out routes while avoiding hazards.

Students having portable GPS receivers and plotters are encouraged to bring them along so that the material is tailored to their individual sets.  We will provide 12Vdc power supplies with “cigarette lighter” connectors as well as terminal lugs for powering the students’ GPS receivers. 

The price of the class is $50.

To register for the courses, call 215-2025.

Pre-registration is required by

Attendance is limited to 12 students in each class.

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