Coast Guard Auxiliary Basic Coastal Navigation

Marine navigation has changed since the “old days” when navigators plotted a course relying on dead-reckoning and seeing a buoy was a bonus. Today we have inexpensive Global Positioning Systems (GPS) - even in our cell phones - that can enable you to pinpoint your position anywhere on the face of the earth. However, while electronics can be very helpful, easy to use, and accurate, they can also break or quit. Knowing how to navigate with electronics is useful, but knowing how to navigate the traditional way using dividers, parallel rulers, and a compass could make the difference between survival and a catastrophe.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary's Basic Coastal Navigation course is designed to give the student the rudiments of navigation by using GPS, and the back-up skill of navigation using charts, navigation plotting tools, and dead-reckoning. The intent is to provide the student with a solid foundation with emphasis on technique and not blind reliance on electronics. GPS will be mentioned and discussed as it relates to plotting waypoints, etc.

Lessons: 5 Tuesdays , 7:00-9:00 PM
Start Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020
End Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020

Register By: Tue, 03 Mar 2020
Course Cost: $75 incl. workbook, chart + tools
Comments: Registration and prepayment is required

Contact: Michael Sacarny
[email protected]
(781) 859-8794

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