 | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  |
| 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 America's Boating Course® See information for our next Boating Course 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.
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 |
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
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.
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.
| TBD |