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Advanced Piloting (AP)

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Advanced Piloting (AP) Summary

Prerequisites:  Advanced Piloting is open to active USPS members that have successfully completed Seamanship, Piloting, and one of the following classes:

Advanced Piloting is the final part of the inland and coastal navigation series.  The emphasis is on the use of modern electronic navigation systems and other advanced techniques for finding position.  Some of the topics covered are tides and currents and their effect on piloting, finding position using bearings and angles, simple use of the mariner's sextant, and electronic navigation (radar, loran, GPS, etc.)  

Advanced Piloting (AP) Course Schedule

When:   Date:  Monday, January 16 - March 12, 2012
Time: 1900 Hours
Where:  

Olson's Residence, Monroe Course Fee $33.00
Instructor:  

P/C Renee Olson, SN
Contact:  

P/D/C Carrol Walker, SN 360-568-4728

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Advanced Piloting (AP) Course Syllabus 

 

Date Sections Subject
Intro, 1

Advanced Piloting Considerations
2 Electronic Coastal Navigation
3 Fixes
3, 4

Avoidance Techniques

4 Positioning Techniques
5

Latest in Navigation Tools & Techniques

6

Introduction - Working with Tides

6, 7 Introduction - Working with Currents & Winds
7 Piloting with Wind & Currents
8

Review and Exam Distribution