Prerequisites
( Seamanship Course )
Start Date: 7pm
Tuesday
February 3, 2008 to April 7, 2009
Portsmouth HS - Room 242
Instructor: Alex C. Shore (JN)
Asst: TBD
Registration is
Open - Click Here
 Note:
Instructors require that all classes beyond Public Boating
have a minimum of students as determined by Instructor enrolled for each class.
NOTE: Members will
NOT be called for enrollment. It is up to each person to take the
initiative
for signing up. Apply early, as student manuals must be ordered. Please
contact
the Squadron or
the appropriate instructor.
Piloting
introduces the fundamentals of piloting and positioning -- the study of
marine charts, aids
to navigation, adjustment and use of the mariner's
compass, dead reckoning, planning and plotting
courses, and taking
bearings to determine on-the-water position. The Squadron
Piloting Course (P) Prerequisites: Seamanship Course
- Charts and their use
- Aids to Navigation
- The Mariner's Compass
- Variation and Deviation of the
Compass
- Plotting and Steering Courses
- Dead Reckoning
- Plotting and Labeling Courses
For information on the USPS public boating course closest to you, call 1-888-FOR-USPS.
In Canada, for the CPS course, call 1-888-CPS-BOAT.
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