Junior
Navigation is the first of a two-part program of study in offshore (open coast)
navigation. It is designed as a practical, how-to-course. Subject matter includes:
basic concepts of celestial navigation; how to use the mariner’s sextant to take
sights of the sun; the importance and techniques of accurate time determination;
use of the Nautical Almanac; how to reduce sights to establish lines of position
(LOPs); and the use of special charts, plotting sheets and other navigational
data for offshore positioning and passage planning.