This Coastal Navigation course consists of six evenings along with an on-the-water practical session, a combination of a printed text/workbook for home study, sample and real time chart work, and e-mail instructor assistance.  Navigational tools used during the course include dividers, a paraller ruler, and charts.

This course, along with our Basic Power or Basic Sail Courses with hands on training, entitles you to charter in local Vancouver and international waters during daylight hours.


Topics covered in this course include:

» Dead Reckoning » Two & Three Bearing Fixes » Running Fixes » Calculating Set & Drift » Estimated Position » Finding Course to Steer	» Relative Bearings » Tide and Current Calculations » Publications: Lights & Buoys List, Local, Notice to Mariners, Small Craft Guide » Charting Exercises

 

 Plotting instruments can be purchased at the school at our student discount.

 

COURSE DATES

 

May 20, May 25, May 27, May 31, June 3*    

July 2, 5, 9, 12, 16*

* plus a half day on the water