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Navigation : Barkley Sound Trip. Presentation and Discussion Outline. An Educator’s View of Value of P/AP Courses Photos from the Trip that Raise Navigation Issues – Everyone Participates What Navigation Tools we Used More Photos from the Trip – Mainly for Enjoyment.
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Presentation and Discussion Outline • An Educator’s View of Value of P/AP Courses • Photos from the Trip that Raise Navigation Issues – Everyone Participates • What Navigation Tools we Used • More Photos from the Trip – Mainly for Enjoyment
An Educator’s View of Value of FVSPSPiloting and Advanced Piloting CoursesWhy You Should Take Them! • Analogy to Teaching Statistics – My Experience • Practical Benefits (most to least important) • Increased Facility with Navigation Charts and Concepts • Increased Facility using Electronic Tools • Actual Use of Charting as Taught in P/AP
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What Navigation Tools we Used Traditional: • Charts? • Route Planning? • Tide Tables? • DR Plotting? • Plot Fixes? • Steer Compass Heading? • Convert True/Magnetic? • Maintain Logbook? • VHF Weather Forecasts/Observations?
What Navigation Tools we Used Electronic: • Web Weather Forecasts/Observations? • GPS? • Chartplotter? • Radar? • AIS? • VHF Radio? Demo / Illustrate Smartphone Apps: • Navionics: Marine & Lakes, US & Canada, $15 • Ship Finder (Pinkfroot Limited), $5
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