PASSAGE PLANNING & COASTAL NAVIGATION UNIT

COASTAL PASSAGE PLANNING

On successful completion of this course, learners will be able to select waypoints and create routes in GPS around Trinidad with due regard to the knowledge acquired during the appraisal. Learners will be able to select the appropriate charts for the voyage an plot the routes. Learners will be able to calculate distances and course and how to check and update charts. To complete this lesson, a candidate must get 70% from 15 MCQs after watching 11 videos, including:

• Selecting waypoints Quinam to Cedros
• Calculating course and distance on Trinidad's coast

BOATMASTERS GUIDE TO NAVIGATING CARIBBEAN COASTS

This is an introductory coastal navigation text book to be used in conjunction with training on board, online and or in a classroom. This is provided to assist learners with their training generally, chapters include:

• Tides and current
• Position fixing

COASTAL NAVIGATION WORKBOOK FOR TT BOATMASTERS VOL. ONE

On completion of the coastal navigation workbook, learners will be able to plot latitude and longitude, as well as, range and bearing positions on a nautical chart. Learners will be able to extract and apply variation and deviation to bearings and courses. Learners will be able to identify aids to navigation lights from information on the chart. Learners will be able to plot course lines and measure distances between waypoints. Learners will be able to recognise the symbols used for currents on charts. To complete this lesson, a candidate must get 70% from the workbook, with exercises including:

• Soundings Tide Draught & UKC
• Deduced reckoning & Estimated positions

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