This Coastal Navigation is a 26 hrs of in-class and home study training course .This course consists of a combination of a printed text/workbook for home study, sample and real time chart work, and e-mail instructor assistance along with www assistance.  Navigational tools used during the course include dividers, a parallel 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. CYA / ISPA Certification awarded upon completion of test.


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.

To busy to attend a class ?? Sign up for our Home study course: $285

 

 

COURSE DATES  4 evenings and 1 full day