Yacht Charters Vancouver Island

Level 3
Coastal Navigation Theory

The Coastal Navigation course is designed as a correspondence course to be taken before either the Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper courses. Upon completion of the correspondence theory, there is a practical assessment done on the water during your cruise n' learn. Coastal Navigation topics include course plotting, bearings and fixes, variation and deviation, set and drift, tides and currents, collision regulations and the use of government publications.

Coastal Navigation - The holder is certified to be competent to navigate a cruising vessel safely, in coastal/tidal waters, within 25 miles of safe harbor, by day, using charts, a hand bearing compass, GPS, and navigational aids.

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