Navigation Essentials On-Demand
Navigation Essentials provides the critical skills & knowledge you need to be safe operating any boat on the water. With a robust focus based on the Salish Sea, it prepares you to navigate anywhere in the world.
Module Preparation
Lesson 1: Flattening the Globe
Lesson 2: Navigation Charts
Lesson 3: Chart Orientation
Lesson 4: Chart Scales
Lesson 5: Online Chart Catalog
Lesson 6: Chart Symbols
Lesson 7: Electronic Navigation Charts
Lesson 8: Custom Printed ENCs
Lesson 9: Chart Apps
Module 1 Homework
Module 2 Preparation & Materials
Lesson 1: Two Systems - Three Structures
Lesson 2: Lateral Aids to Navigation
Lesson 3: Preferred Channel Navigation Aids
Lesson 4: Non-Lateral Aids to Navigation
Lesson 5: Cardinal Rules
Lesson 6: Field Trip!
Module 3 Overview & Materials
Lesson 1: Tools - Your Portland Plotter
Lesson 2: Tools - Your Dividers
Lesson 3: Latitude & Longitude
Lesson 4: Navigation Hygiene
Lesson 5: Finding Lat/Long for a Position
Lesson 6: Plotting a Position from Latitude and Longitude
About "Recorded Live" Sessions
Lesson 1: Distance "Recorded Live"
Lesson 2: True vs Magnetic Direction "Recorded Live"
Lesson 3: Magnetic Conversions "Recorded Live"
Lesson 4: Plotting Magnetic Courses "Recorded Live"
Lesson 5: Course, Heading, Track, Bearing
Lesson 1: Dead Reckoning Overview
Lesson 2: Time-Distance-Speed
Lesson 3: Getting Distance from a Log
Lesson 4: Dead Reckoning Practice
Lesson 5: The Ship's Log
Lesson 1: The WHY of Knowing Where You Are
Lesson 2: Module 2 Overview & Cardinal Rules
Lesson 3: Eyeball Navigation
Lesson 4: Bearings
Lesson 5: The Cross Bearing Fix
Lesson 6: Other Fixes