North Star Flotilla

Public Education: Adv. Coastal Navigation

4 February 2008 to 21 May 2008

meets only on Mondays ~ Minimum class size is 10 students

7:15 – 7:30 review Previous class work 7:30 – 9:30 Cover material assigned

Before the class: Skim read the chapter to be covered

AFTER the class: Re read the chapter and Complete the Questions in the student study guide

ACN Class Topic Chapter

Module I Handouts in black notebook

4 Feb Meeting I Charts, Position, Lat/Long, Distance Meeting I

11 Feb Meeting II Direction (mag), time/speed/dist. Meeting II

25 Feb Meeting III LOP (mag), FIX, Dr. Track & GPS & Plotters Meeting III

Module II You now start using text & student study guide

Read & do Chapt 1 MATERIAL BEFORE MODULE II STARTS

3 Mar Chart Types (Mercator & Polyconic), Height of Eye Chapt. 3

10 Mar Compass Theory (What is deviation), How to do TVMDC Chapt. 2

17 Mar Construct a Dev. Table and using a Napier Diag. Chapt. 2

24 Mar DR TRACK, FIX, EP, TABLE 9 (VERT), TABLE 7 (Hor) Chapt. 5

31 Mar Piloting Adv. an LOP, Running Fix, Danger Bearings, Chapt. 6

Adv. LOP over many legs Cruise Part I

Classes move to USCG AUX. Bldg.at Greenwich Bay Marina (Masthead – Chelos)

7 April Current Triangles Three cases Chapt. 7

14 April Current Predictions (How to predict the current at a point) Chapt. 8

21 April Tide Predictions (How to predict the tide at any point) Chapt. 8

28 April Radar Using Ploting Boards CPA & His Course & Speed Chapt. 9

Cruise Part II

5 May Electronic Navigation Loran, GPS, DGPS, RDF, Plotters Chapter. 9

Cruise Part III Start Final Exam

12 May Voyage Planning & Fuel Prediction & Publications Chapt. 10 & 11

19 May Hands on Sextant use Final Exam on theory Pass out Certificates

If there are any questions about the course or the homework, call Nick (401) 739-6028