Tag Archives: ATON’s

The National Aids to Navigation Museum

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

The National Aids to Navigation Museum is located in Yorktown, Virginia at the USCG Training Center, in the atrium of Canfield Hall.  The Museum is open to everyone that has access to the base, this sadly limits the access by … Continue reading →

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Aids to Navigation–Class Aids

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Students seem to struggle the most with the Aids to Navigation section when first learning about Boating Safety.  Most texts have simple diagrams and a few pictures but putting everything in context is difficult.  These teaching aids for Aids to … Continue reading →

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U.S. Aids to Navigation

Posted on January 7, 2012 by

Understanding what an Aid to Navigation (ATON) means is a very important part of Safe Boating.  One of the problems understanding what each Aid to Navigation means is visualizing what a specific ATON looks like and match it to the … Continue reading →

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Introduction To U.S. Aids to Navigation – Examples from Shilshole Bay, Puget Sound

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Understanding what an Aid To Navigation (ATON) means and looks like from just the symbol on the chart can be very difficult for many boaters. This is a narrated PowerPoint introduction  to U. S.  Aids to Navigation.  Individual chart symbols … Continue reading →

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Introduction to U.S. Aids to Navigation

Posted on February 5, 2011 by

A short illustrated introduction to the U.S. Aids to Navigation System with pictures of Aids to Navigation (ATON’s) from the Seattle area.  The PowerPoint presentation is narrated and is about 10 minutes in length.  A formatted for printing PDF file … Continue reading →

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