Navigation Exercises for Practice Underway: The Next Step Beyond Textbook and Classroom

Book excerpt: This exercise book has been used in onboard navigation training courses, power and sail, for many years. It was originally designed for students to carry on with practice when they were not on watch getting direct instructor training during extended training voyages. It can be used for day sails or long coastal passages. Now available to the public, you can use this workbook to guide your own study underway to master techniques and procedures learned from classroom or home study. Once you master the skills of these exercises you can be confi dent you have a practical working knowledge of navigation. These are skills and procedures that every navigator should know. It is designed to be worked in any waterway, underway or at anchor, at various times during one voyage or many. Instructions and forms are provided to document your work. The next step beyond textbook and classroom. Topics include... Basic Chart Work Radar Navigation Rules Piloting Electronic Charting GPS Navigation Dead Reckoning Weather Celestial Navigation Navigation Challenges Plus... Personal Logbook Plotting Sheets Valuable References "