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MEMBER COURSES
For further information contact John Satterfield at 843 838 6629 or jsatter@islc.net YOU MAY SCROLL DOWN OR CLICK ON ONE OF THESE HEADINGS:
1) Advanced Courses
The Beaufort Sail & Power Squadron presents at least three Advanced Courses (AG), and three Elective Courses (EC), each year for squadron members.
1)Advanced Courses:
Seamanship (S): Building on the basics taught in the USPS Boating
Course, Seamanship is the recommended first course for new members, both
boaters and sailors. The student learns practical marlinspike, navigation
rules, hull design and performance, responsibilities of the skipper, boat
care, operating a boat under normal and abnormal conditions, what to do in
various emergencies and weather conditions, nautical customs and common courtesy
on the water. This course provides a needed introduction to the USPS educational
program and a strong foundation for the member planning to take other Advanced
Grades and/or Cruise Planning or Sail.
Piloting (P): Piloting is the first of a two-part program of
study of inland and coastal navigation. Focus is on the fundamentals of basic
piloting - keeping track of your movements on the water, determining where
you are at any given moment and laying out a course to your planned destination.
Included are a thorough study of charts and their use, aids to navigation,
mariner's compass, variation and deviation, bearings, dead reckoning and
developing skill at plotting and labeling.
Advanced Piloting (AP): The second part of the study of inland
and coastal navigation, with strong emphasis on the latter is Advanced Piloting.
The student learns many more advanced positioning techniques and is introduced
to the phenomena of tides and tidal currents and their impact on piloting.
Also covered are the simple use of the marine sextant and various modern
electronic navigation systems for positioning and course planning.
Junior Navigation (JN): Junior Navigation is the first part
of a two-part program of study in offshore (open ocean) navigation. It is
designed as a practical, "how to" course leaving the theoretical and more
advanced techniques for the Navigation course. The subject matter includes:
the basic concepts of celestial navigation, how to use the mariner's sextant
to take sights of the sun, moon, planets and stars; the importance and techniques
of accurate time determination; use of the nautical almanac; how to
"reduce" sights to establish lines of position (LOP's); and the use of special
charts, plotting sheets and other navigational data for offshore positioning
and passage planning.
Navigation (N): This is the second part of the study of offshore
navigation. It further develops the student's understanding of celestial
navigation theory, essential to shortcut emergency methods. The student is
introduced to additional sight reduction techniques and develops greater
skill and precision in sight taking, positioning and the orderly methods
of carrying on the day's work of a navigator at sea. Of particular interest
and importance is the study of offshore navigation using minimal data and/or
equipment, such as when on a disabled vessel or lifeboat.
2) Elective Courses:
Cruise Planning (CP): This course is preparation for a cruise,
whether the cruise is for a day, a week, a month or longer.
Engine Maintenance (EM): This course covers the general
construction, operating principles, maintenance and repair of marine gasoline
and diesel engines, cooling, electrical, fuel, and lubricating systems and
associated propulsion components - clutches, shafting and propellers.
Instructor Development(ID): The development of practical
skills and methods in preparing for both classroom and meeting presentations
are the objectives of this unique course.
Marine Electronics (ME): Essential knowledge about your
boat's electrical and electronic systems is studied in this course.
Sail (Sa): This course provides a thorough study of terminology
of sailing; types of hulls, rigs, sail-plans; running and standing rigging
and their adjustment and tuning; and sailboat marlinspike.
Weather (W): Awareness of weather phenomena, how to read the
weather map and sky, and understand and anticipate developments for more
pleasurable boating are the objectives of this course.
3) Learning Guides
Are available to both members and non-members and are designed to extend knowledge in boating-related fields.
- Current offerings -
Amateur Radio - Amateur radio service as it applies to FCC regulations and licensing procedures
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