Coastal Navigation meets at The Riverboat on Tuesday evenings from 6 to about 8 pm. At the first class, we'll hand out the training chart, parallel rules, and dividers that you'll use for the homework each week, along with the textbook. At the third class, we'll hand out copies of the Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book that we'll use for tide and current problems both in class and in the homework.
We'll begin classes 2 through 6 by going over the homework from the previous week and reviewing the most important concepts and skills. So if you have to miss a class, you can download the Problem Set, read through the class slides and textbook, and be confident of catching up the next week.
CLASS 1: 3/5/2019 |
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Levels of Navigation Navigator's Responsibility Navigator's Tools Latitude and Longitude The Compass Rose Chart Symbols Plotting a Course Dead Reckoning |
CLASS 1 MATERIALS |
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Problem Set 1 (pdf - year 2019) Suggested reading: Basic Coastal Navigation chapters 1,4,5,6,7 & 9 |
CLASS 2: 3/12/2019 |
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Lines of Position Compass Bearing Range Depth Contour Compass Correction Aids to Navigation (Buoys & Lights) Reliability of Fixes Danger & Turning Bearings |
CLASS 2 MATERIALS |
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Problem Set 2 (pdf - year 2019) Suggested reading: Basic Coastal Navigation chapters 3 & 11. |
CLASS 3: 3/19/2019 |
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Tidal Forces Tide Tables Height of Tide at any time Rule of 12ths Correcting for Leeway Back Bearing Running Fix |
CLASS 3 MATERIALS |
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Problem Set 3 (pdf - year 2019) Cuttyhunk Pond chart (jpg) to use in answering question 3 Suggested reading: Basic Coastal Navigation chapters 13 & 15. |
CLASS 4: 3/26/2019 |
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Reversing Currents Current Tables Velocity of Current at any time The Cape Cod Canal Current Charts Set and Drift The Current Triangle Solving Current Problems |
CLASS 4 MATERIALS |
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Problem Set 4 (pdf - year 2019) Suggested reading: Basic Coastal Navigation chapter 16. Suggested reading: Eldridge Tide and Pilot pp 44-45 (Cape Cod Canal regulations). |
CLASS 5: 4/2/2019 |
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Review of Current Problems Woods Hole and Quicks Hole Ranges and Bearings in Current GPS: Waypoints, Range & Bearing Cross-track Error Speed & Course Over Ground |
CLASS 5 MATERIALS |
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Problem Set 5 (pdf - year 2019) Answers Problem Set 5 (pdf - year 2018) Suggested reading:Basic Coastal Navigation chapters 2 & 14. |
CLASS 6: 4/9/2019 |
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Navigating in Fog Collision Avoidance VHF Radio AIS Sources of Weather Information Analysis of Weather Forecasts Storms, Thunderstorms, and Squall Lines The Sea Breeze |
CLASS 6 MATERIALS |
SOME HELPFUL LINKS
Coast Guard Navigation Center
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
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- Chart Number 1 download page
- Coast Pilot download page
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