NAV1: Essential Marine Navigation - Student Level Course

Learn critical navigation skills including using electronic marine navigation tools in this two day hands on course. Developed and presented by experts in the field, this comprehensive two day hands on course will teach you: • Essential navigation concepts, including how to safely plan and navigate a trip aboard a vessel during daytime and within sight of land using electronic navigation. • Planning and route considerations such as time and distance, arrival time factors, fuel and water requirements, weather and tidal conditions, • How to establish an independent backup navigation plan in case your primary navigation device goes down. • Raster vs. Vector Charts • Manual vs. Auto-Routing • Chart Updates • Aids to Navigation (ATON) Systems In this practical and engaging environment, you’ll enhance your navigational expertise and prepare for safe, successful cruising. Upon successful completion and a passing score on the final exam, you will earn the US Sailing Navigation 1 Certification. Spaces are limited. Registration ends on December 18th. For people attending the National Sailing Programs Symposium (NSPS), this is an excellent opportunity for schools and yacht clubs looking to introduce this course into their programming to experience the course as a student and see it modelled by our Master Instructors. If you have any questions, please reach out to Karen Davidson, at US Sailing, [email protected] or call 401-342-7934. If you need Safety at Sea training, click here to see available in-person courses.