Boating Safety Tips, Tricks & Thoughts from Captnmike

Navigation Exercise – Mountaineers Sailing Class

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Here are the questions and answers for the Mountaineers Sailing Crew Class Navigation Exercise There is a Chartlet with the answers drawn on it.

The answers match the Chartlet handed out in class.  If you misplaced or did not receive a Chartlet there is one at the bottom of the page.  The Chartlet provided here is slightly different from the one furnished in class.  This one has depths in feet and slightly smaller type in some areas.

Piloting and Navigators Quick Reference

Reference card with help for correcting and uncorrecting a compass, speed / time formulas and other quick hints for navigators.

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Tags: Chart Reading, Nav. Exercise, Piloting
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Navigation Exercise 1

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Crew Course Navigation Exercise 1

This is a basic Navigation exercise but the problems are typical of those seen by a recreational boater.  The questions are “Bite Sized” and except for one question, each question stands alone from the others.

This exercise was done on Chart 18441 PUGET SOUND – NORTHERN PART.  The area used is Elliot Bay Marina at the South East Corner and Agate Pass on the Northwest Corner.  If you have this chart or a similar chart that covers this area you may work the problems on it.  If you do not have a suitable chart there is a PDF Chartlet  of the area that can be printed out on letter size paper.

The answers are at the bottom, there is also a PDF Chartlet showing the answers.  The questions and answers are also available in a formatted for printing PDF file at the bottom.

Thanks for your interest in Boating Safety and good luck with the exercise.

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Tags: Chart Reading, Nav. Exercise, Piloting
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Piloting and Navigators Quick Reference

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

A two sided quick reference card for navigators with common abbreviations, Speed / Distance / Time Formulas, Correcting and Uncorrecting a Compass (TVMDC), Common navigation Drafting Symbols and Their Usage, and Nautical Conversion Factors

Can’t quite remember TVMDC and if you add or subtract whiskey or wisdom?  You think 60 D Street is the local pub?    This ready to print card is a quick reference for marine charting and navigation.  This two sided card will save you much anguish and time.  Print on heavy card stock with a contrasting color so it does not get lost.

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Navigators Quick Charting Reference (5 x 8 inch card) (pdf):

Navigators Quick Charting Reference (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch card) (1/2 of a letter size page) (pdf):

Navigators Quick Charting Reference Page 1 (5 x 8 inch card jpg):

Navigators Quick Charting Reference Page 2 (5 x 8 inch card jpg):

Tags: Correcting, Correcting and Uncorrecting a Compass, Nav. Exercise, Piloting, TVMDC, Uncorrecting
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