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Tag Archives: Chart Reading
Free NOAA Charts!
NOAA now has over 1,000 Free BookletCharts™ available for free download in PDF format for printing yourself. BookletCharts™ are 8.5 by 11 inch reduced scale nautical charts designed for recreational and small boats. NOAA has been developing these charts that … Continue reading →
Posted in Boating Safety, Navigation
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Tagged boat equipment, Chart Reading, safety equipment
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U.S. Aids to Navigation
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 →
Posted in Boating Safety, Navigation, Sailing and Boating Skills, seattle
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Tagged ATON, ATON's, boating skills, Chart Reading, crew skills
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Introduction-to-Marine-Charts-Part 1
A short PowerPoint Introduction to Marine Charts showing different scales and explains some basic information that is found on a chart and a few hints on what to look for on a chart and points out some often overlooked tidbits … Continue reading →
Posted in Navigation, Sailing and Boating Skills
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Tagged boating safety, boating skills, Chart Reading, crew skills
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Chart 18446 Lab Exercise – Crew Class–Part 1
Chart familiarization Lab Exercise done by the sailing crew class in the Fall of 2011. This has examples of common questions encountered by small boat operators. The Exercise was worked as a group effort by the students at each table. … Continue reading →
Posted in Navigation, Safety Thoughts, Sailing and Boating Skills
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Tagged boating safety, boating skills, Chart Reading, Nav. Exercise, Piloting
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Where Are You In Puget Sound?
“Where are you” is a common question you hear on the VHF radio most any day in Puget Sound. Sometimes the answer is a bit humorous such as “Puget Sound you idiot” or “A great fishing spot.” But sometimes the … Continue reading →
Posted in Navigation, Sailing and Boating Skills
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Tagged boating safety, boating skills, Chart Reading, Local Knowledge, Piloting, Puget Sound, Seattle, seattle boating information
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Introduction To U.S. Aids to Navigation – Examples from Shilshole Bay, Puget Sound
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 →
Posted in Navigation, Safety Thoughts, Sailing and Boating Skills
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Tagged ATON, ATON's, boating safety, boating skills, Chart Reading, crew skills
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Introduction to U.S. Aids to Navigation
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 →
Posted in Navigation, Safety Thoughts, Sailing and Boating Skills
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Tagged ATON, ATON's, boating safety, boating skills, Chart Reading, crew skills
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Navigation Exercise 2
NAVIGATION EXERCISE # 2 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 … Continue reading →
Posted in Export Test, Navigation, Sailing and Boating Skills
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Tagged boating safety, Chart Reading, Nav. Exercise, Piloting
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