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Piloting (P)

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Piloting (P) Summary

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

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 of the compass, plotting and steering courses, bearings, dead reckoning, and developing skill at plotting and labeling.

Piloting (P) Course Schedule

  When:   
Date:  Monday, January 18 - March 14
 Time: 1900 Hours
Where:   Old Everett Yacht Club Orca Room
 404 14th Ave. Everett,  Fee $44.00
Instructor:   P/C Steve Shapiro, JN
Contact:  

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

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Piloting (P) Course Syllabus

Date Sections Subject
1 Introduction to Navigation
2 Tools of Piloting
3 Plotting and Planning Techniques
4 On the Water
5 Beginning GPS Navigation
6 Monitoring Progress
7 Manual Piloting