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Advanced Piloting

(Prerequisite - Piloting)


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FALL 2008 COURSE DATES AND INFORMATION
  • Registration: First day of class between 1830-1900 Wednesday 10 September 2008, or use our Online Registration form
  • Advanced Piloting:  Wednesdays, 10 September to 03 December 2008

Course Price:  
CPS members  $150.00 (includes 2 charts).  For non-members, add $45.00 to the course price.  Payment for the above may be made by Cash, Cheque, Visa or MasterCard.  Please make cheques payable to "Ottawa Power and Sail Squadron".

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Duration:  13 two-hour weekly sessions

"It is established for a custom of the sea that yf a ship is lost by defaulte of the lodeman the maryners may, yf they please, bring the lodeman to the windlass or any other place and cut of his head"  from the Black Book of the Admiralty

No we do not teach the above ....... however, the skilled navigator of today certainly must be confident, precise and in fact, able to keep his head.  While the advent of electronic equipment has made navigation easier, there is still a need to use the traditional tools and methods of plotting to check position,especially in case of equipment or power failure.  This course is approximately thirteen weeks long and concludes with a two-part exam. The course stresses competence and accuracy in chartwork to standards recognized in the maritime industry.

Course Content:

  • Charts
  • Compass
  • Course, Bearing and Position
  • Electronic Navigation
  • Effects of Current and Leeway
  • Running Fixes
  • Tides and Tidal Currents
  • Cruise of the M.S.Aypee
  • The course kit for the classroom includes, Student Notes, Homework Folder, Tides in Canadian Waters and two charts.
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