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Sailing School

Coastal Navigation (CON - ASA 105)

Learn on your own or in a classroom.

Prerequisites

  • None

Description

There is no sailing skills part to this Standard. Practical application of this sailing knowledge is used in the Advanced Coastal Cruising course.

Lectures and practical exercises are conducted during 16 hours of class time and augmented by homework. You can also take this course by home study.

Subjects include chart reading and interpretation, government publications, navigation instruments, use of tide and current tables, plotting of bearings, fixes, running fixes, dead reckoning, drift, set, and much more.

Students successfully completing this course can receive ASA certification and will possess the theory and knowledge to make meaningful use of coastal navigation and plotting information.  

Texts and materials provided include Chart Navigation Course by Florida Maritime Institute.

Review a complete ASA course description with knowledge and skills list.

When You Complete this Course

You are eligible to take ASA 106--Advanced Coastal Cruising and ASA 120--Radar

 

Last modified on: Wednesday September 01 2010