Cape Cod Sail and Power Squadron, Inc. Cape Cod, Massachusetts A Unit of United States Power Squadrons® Sail and Power Boating – America’s Boating Club®
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Squadron Members please provide notice of your intent to attend a class by contacting the
instructor listed in the Porthole or contacting the SEO prior to the start date of the first class.
The following is a USPS member course
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Advanced Piloting for today’s recreational boaters
Date: 19 January (10 sessions)
Registration and First Class
Time: 1900-2100 hours
Place: Barnstable Middle School Media Room
Cost: Cost is $40 for students continuing from the September Piloting Course
Cost is $70 for students joining from a previous Piloting Course who need material
ADVANCED PILOTING (AP) continues to build coastal and inland navigation skill,
allowing the student to take on more challenging conditions – unfamiliar waters, limited
visibility, and extended cruises. GPS is embraced as a primary navigation tool while
adding radar, chartplotters, and other electronic navigation tools. As with Piloting, the
course includes many in-class exercises, advancing the student’s skill through hands-
on practice and learning. Topics covered include:
• Review of skills learned in Piloting
• Advanced positioning technique such as advancing a line of position
• Other electronics: radar, depth sounders, autopilots, chartplotters, laptop
computer software, etc.
• Hazard avoidance techniques using electronics (e.g., “keep out” zones in GPS)
• Collision avoidance using radar and GPS
• Working with tides: clearances, depth, effects of current
• Piloting with wind and currents
• The “Seaman’s Eye” – simple skills for checking that one is on course.