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®
Join the Cape Cod Sail and Power Squadron by taking the
Squadron Boating Course
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Become a CCSPS Member
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
Created 4 March 2008
Advanced Piloting for today’s recreational boaters
Date:               TBD
             
Registration and First Class

Time:              1900-2100 hours

Place:             Centerville Fire Station, Route 28

Cost:               $TBD
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.