I. INTRODUCTION
A. Rules of the Road
B. Sound Signals
C. the "Pecking Order"
1. Rights of Way
(Order of Privileged Vessels)
2. Colored Night Lights to be displayed
D. Special Rules for
Sailboat Right of Way
1. Both on same
tack
2. Each boat on different tack
3. close hauled -vs- running free or overtaking
II. TYPES OF NAVIGATION
A. Electronics (Loran,
GPS, etc.)
B. Dead Reckoning
C. Celestial (using sextant)
D. Coastal Piloting
III. COASTAL PILOTING
A. Tools required:
Parallel Rulers, Dividers, Compass, Timepiece,
Binoculars, Hand-held Compass, etc.
B. Nautical Charts
1. Colors used on
charts
2. Depth (DATUM) Indicators (Fathoms, Feet,
Meters)
3. Recognizing Landmarks (U.S. Chart #1)
IV. DETERMINING DISTANCE
(range)
A. Latitude and
Longitude (location on nautical chart)
B. the Nautical Mile (degrees, minutes, tenths)
C. QUIZ: Finding Latitude and Longitude on a Nautical
Chart
V. DETERMINING DIRECTION
(bearing)
A. the Three Norths
1. True North
2. Magnetic North
3. Compass North
B. Magnetic Variation
- the Compass Rose
C. Magnetic Deviation (swinging the boat: deviation
chart)
D. Compass Correcting (T-V-M-D-C)
E. QUIZ: Problems of Compass Correcting calculations
VI. REAL-LIFE APPLICATION
A. Plotting A Position
by Triangulation (2-bearing fix)
B. Reciprocal Bearings
D. Determining a Line of Position (LOP)
E. Proper Notation on the Nautical Chart
F. Completing the 2-Bearing Fix
G. the RUNNING FIX
1. Using the same
landmark for multiple bearing shots
2. Measuring and plotting the Course Run
3. Advancing the Line of Position (LOP)
VII. SPEED-TIME-DISTANCE
(Solving the Problems)
A. The "60 D
Street" formula
B. QUIZ: Sample problems solving Speed-Time-Distance
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FIRST HOUR-----
VIII. SINGLE OBJECT
BEARINGS
A. Bow & Beam
Bearings
B. Doubling the Angle on the Bow
C. 2 Bearings and Run Between
D. Using a Radio Direction Finder (ADF, RDF)
E. Marine Radio Beacons (what they broadcast)
IX. FATHOM CURVES
A. Tidal Datum (19-yr.
averages)
B. MLW: Mean (average) Low Water
C. MLLW: Mean (average) Lower Low Water
D. MSL: Mean (average) Sea Level
E. Other various Tidal Datum used internationally
X. CURRENT DIAGRAMS
A. Drift (speed)
B. Set (direction)
C. Actual Track
D. DR (Dead Reckoning) Track
XI. THE FIX (Intersecting
LOP's)
A. Cross Bearings
B. Two Ranges
C. Range and Bearing (single and multiple)
D. Aids to Navigation
E. Estimated Position (a "cleaned up" DR,
but not quite as good as a Fix)
XII. DEAD RECKONING
A. True Courses only
B. From a Known Fix
C. No Corrections for Wind or Current
D. SIX MAIN RULES of Dead Reckoning/Plotting
XIII. NAVIGATING WITH
MARINE ELECTRONICS The Cruising Sailor's Nav Station
A. SSB
B. Loran
C. Sat-Nav (GPS)
D. Other useful toys
XIV: USING LORAN (also
applies to GPS)
A. Receiving Signals
B. Available Features
1. Entering a
Waypoint
2. Range & Bearing to a Waypoint
3. the Waypoint Log
4. Speed Made Good
5. Time Display
6. "To" and "From" Display
(Range & Bearing)
7. Crosstrack Function
8. Course Deviation Indicator
XV: ANSWERS TO ALL QUIZ
QUESTIONS
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