Tag Archives: ATON

Building an Aids to Navigation Demonstration Display

Posted on December 11, 2016 by captnmike

This is an Aids To Navigation (ATON) display demonstration board I made, there are flashing LED’s to demonstrate selected ATON’s in the Elliot Bay area around Seattle Washington. There are 27 Aids represented from just south of the Alki Lighthouse … Continue reading →

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Video: Four and a Half Minutes of French Lighthouses in Terrifying Storms

Posted on July 18, 2016 by captnmike

An amazing Four and a Half minute video showing the power and terror of the ocean and the lighthouses that stand to protect mariners. The Lighthouses in the video are identified as being in the  Iroise Sea in Brittany on … Continue reading →

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Free 2015 Coast Guard Light List

Posted on January 22, 2015 by captnmike

The U.S. Coast Guard has just released the 2015 Light Lists in PDF format for all volumes except Volume V (Volume V is only published in even years).  The Light List Volumes are available as a free download or in … Continue reading →

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21st Century ATON’s & Waterway Safety

Posted on June 11, 2014 by captnmike

Tuesday June 3, 2014 I attended the Future of Navigation Listening Session in Seattle. This was a chance for Puget Sound boaters to find out about recent Aids to Navigation changes and hear about changes on the way and for … Continue reading →

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The National Aids to Navigation Museum

Posted on February 18, 2012 by captnmike

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 captnmike

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 captnmike

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 captnmike

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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