Junior Navigation-13 week course

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 at 7 pm

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Junior Navigation is the first of a two-part program of study in offshore navigation. It is designed as a practical, how-to-course. Subject matter includes basic concepts of celestial navigation; how to use the mariner’s sextant to take sights of the sun; the importance and techniques of accurate time determination; use of the Nautical Almanac; how to reduce sights to establish lines of position (LOPs); and the use of unique charts, plotting sheets and other navigational data for offshore positioning and passage planning.

The Student Kit includes the Student Manual and SR, CLS, and other forms and charts

This is an advanced navigation course in that you will learn to hands-on how to use the Sexton to navigate.

To learn more details about this course please contact the instructor.  He will answer your specific questions about this course you may have.

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1W

30-Aug

Ch1 Ch2

Lighthouses in the sky The Sextent

2W

6-Sep

Ch3

Sea Time

Review homework

3W

13-Sep

Ch 4

Altitude Corrections Review homework

4W

20-Sep

Ch5 Ch 6

Celestial Coordinates Light List for the Sky Review homework

5W

27-Sep

Ch7

The Celestial LOP Review homework

6W

4-Oct

Ch8 Ch9

Plotting Celestial LOPs Meridian Transit of the Sun Review homework

7W

11-Oct

Ch10

Before Casting Off- Route Planning Review homework

8W

18- Oct

Ch11

Electronics and Other Navigational Tasks Review homework

9W      25-Oct      Ch12 Wind and Current

                       Review homework

10W      1-Nov     Ch13    Underway

                       Review homework

11W      8-Nov     Ch13     Review Progress on Ch13 

12W 15-Nov Ch13    Review Progress on Ch13

22-Nov              Thanksgiving Week

13W       29-Nov              Distribute Final Exam Should complete in2 weeks

It will require20-25 hours to complete