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This
is our most popular eight-day live-aboard course. Instruction concentrates
on sail handling and maneuvering, fog navigation, radar plotting
and collision avoidance, dead reckoning, piloting, electronic navigation
including GPS interfaced with Nobeltec, SSB, weather fax, and Nobeltec
Weather data. This course is able to accommodate beginners learning
to sail a large ocean sailing vessel to students interested in
advanced ocean navigation. The course is designed for
students that plan to expand their horizons to include bareboat
chartering and coastal or offshore cruising. A Sea-Service certificate
is awarded upon completion of this course.
Course
Outline
I.
The Sailing Vessel
- Anchoring,
Docking, or Mooring
- Sail
Handling including all maneuvers
- Heavy
Weather Procedures
- Emergency
Procedures
II.
Navigation
- Nautical
Charts
- Navigational
Tools
- Offshore
Plotting
- Dead
Reckoning
- Piloting
- Radar
- Relative Motion, DRM, RTM plots
- Navigation
in the Fog
- Logbook
Maintenance
- Rules
of the Road
- Weather
- VHF, HIGH Seas, Ocens, Nobeltec/Globalstar, Fax, GMDSS
- GPS
and Electronic Chart Plotting
- Computer
applications: Nobeltec, Weather, Ocens, Ocens
- Tide & Currents
III.
Safety
- U.S.
Coast Guard Safety Requirements, EPIRB, GMDSS
- Watch
and Look-Out Procedures
- VHF
and SSB Radio Procedures
- Rules
of the Road
- Offshore
Safety and Gear
We
provide all instructional materials for the Ocean Sailing
and Advanced Navigation course including marine charts, navigational
tools, books and other materials related to the course.
All
persons must wear flotation while underway. We provide deck-jackets,
but bring your own "crewsaver", etc. if you wish.
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$ 1,975.00 * |
* Pay the balance by check.
The savings of $ 100.00 are passed on to you ! |
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