Advanced Marine Navigation (Advanced Piloting): Marine Navigation and Advanced Marine Navigation give you the skills you need to get where you’re going using charts and marine electronics as well as a knowledge of winds, currents and tides.

Zoom sessions on Tuesday Nights starting on March 15th finished before Memorial Day weekend.

What’s Included?

• Advanced positioning techniques, such as advancing a line of position to obtain a running fix
• Use a variety of electronic tools: radar, depth sounders, autopilots, chart plotters, laptop computer software, and more
• Hazard avoidance techniques using electronics (e.g., avoidance waypoints or safety zones in GPS)
• Collision avoidance using radar, GPS, and AIS
• Working with tide and current data to determine clearances, depth of water and effects of current
• Piloting in various wind and current conditions
• The Seaman’s Eye simple skills for checking that one is on course

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Cost:

• Members: $120
• Public: $180

Contact:

• John Crawford
• Phone: 508-240-4603
• Email: johncr181@gmail.com