Basic Navigation and Boat Handling
This course is available in physical classrooms, virtual classrooms, and online. It focuses on improving your knowledge,... Read more understanding, and skills in navigation and boat safety topics.
The classroom and virtual classroom versions of the course cover the fundamentals of traditional navigation – understanding global coordinates, using a magnetic compass, and planning a cruise using paper charts. Boat handling topics include operator and crew responsibilities, managing onboard emergencies, collision avoidance rules, anchoring techniques, docking/undocking techniques, and understanding marine weather forecasts, and tide/current tables.
Note: Some classroom offerings provide access to the online version of the course. Please read the detailed description of the course offered by each Squadron.
The online and virtual classroom versions of the course, cover all the topics offered in the classroom version plus navigation with electronic devices, such as phones, tablets, and chart plotters.
All versions of the course include quizzes to check your understanding of the topics, navigation practice exercises, course notes, and a final exam, that if you complete with 75% or higher, may lower your boat insurance.Read less
Suggested Prerequisite
Pleasure Craft Operator Card (PCOC)