Education Overview
Rules of the Road & Aids to Navigation (ATONS) as applied to Narragansett Bay
- Learn the purpose of “Rules”
- Learn Navigational terms
- Learn to interpret navigation lights
- Learn the basic Inland Navigation Rules for crossing, meeting & overtaking situations
- Learn the “Pecking Order” for vessels
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Aids to Navigation (ATON)
- Identify the Navigation Systems
- Identify the Types of ATONs
- Learn the application of Regulatory Buoys
Safety Topics
- Collision bearings and visibility obstructions
- Sailboat regattas
Narragansett Bay and Local Applicability
- Narragansett Bay hazards
- Newport Harbor entrance/speed limit
- Fish Traps off Newport and in the Bay
- Currents
- Introduction of Eldridges
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