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Advanced Piloting
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Description
The main topics of this 12-week course are: chart navigation, compass, steering and timing a course, tides and tidal currents, methods of determining position, running fixes, aids to navigation, electronic aids to navigation and the sextant.
Cost
$95.00. It includes student notes, homework folder, homework answers, AP training chart, Chart No. 1, D.O.T. Tides in Canadian Waters.
Availability
This course is advertised in September
Table of Contents
- Charts
- Compass
- Piloting, Steering and Timing a Course
- Tides and Tidal Currents
- Effects of Current and Leeway
- Positioning I
- Positioning II
- Running Fixes
- Standing Clear of Danger
- Aids to Navigation and Sound Signals
- Electronic Aids
- The Sextant: Theory, Adjustments, and Practical Sextant Work