ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech

Date	Material Covered	Instructor
January 26, 2010	Chap 1, 2, 3	Don Young
February 2, 2010	Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Harold Oslick
February 9, 2010	Chap 9, 10, 11, 12
February 16, 2010	Chap 13, 14, 15, 16
February 23, 2010	Review & Exam

 

 

ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech

Date	Material Covered	Instructor
March 30, 2010	Chap 1, 2, 3	Don Young
April 6, 2010	Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Harold Oslick
April 13, 2010	Chap 9, 10, 11, 12
April 20, 2010	Chap 13, 14, 15, 16
April 27, 2010	Review & Exam

 

 

ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech

Date	Material Covered	Instructor
May 25, 2010	Chap 1, 2, 3	Don Young
June 1, 2010	Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8	Harold Oslick
June 8, 2010	Chap 9, 10, 11, 12
June 15, 2010	Chap 13, 14, 15, 16
June 22, 2010	Review & Exam

 

 

Vessel Examiner Training Course – (TBD)

Date	Material	Instructor
	VE Training Manual	Ted Wallace Harold Oslick

 

 

GPS Course – (TBD)

This is a greatly expanded version of the GPS Seminar offered by USPS National Education Department

Date	Material Covered	Instructor
		Warren Donaldson
		Warren Donaldson
		Warren Donaldson
		Warren Donaldson

 

 

Seamanship – (TBD); Course Chair – Donald Young

Date	Chapter	Material Covered	Instructor
	1	Before You Go
	2	The Boat
	3	Slow Speed Maneuvering
	4	Handling at Sea
	5	Rules of the Road
	6	Anchoring, Mooring & Rafting
	7	Emergencies at Sea
	8	Marlinspike Seamanship
	9	Review & Exam

 

 

Piloting – (TBD); Course Chair – Harold Oslick

 

Date	Chapter	Material Covered	Instructor
Wed. Jan. 20, 2010	1	Introduction to Navigation	P/D/C Harold Oslick, SN

 

In this chapter we will cover basic concepts in coastal and inland navigation, the use of piloting skills to get the most from your GPS, a quick overview using GPS as your primary position sensor, how to measure latitude and longitude of a point on a chart for entry into your GPS, how to plot a position using the latitude and longitude given by the GPS, and how to plot, measure, and label course lines on a chart.

 

Wed. Jan. 27, 2010

2

Tools of Piloting

P/Lt/C Don Young, SN

 

In Chapter 2 we will cover how to use charts for planning and piloting, including the meaning of chart symbols, effective utilization of the aids to navigation, use of the mariner’s compass and correcting between magnetic and true direction.

 

Wed. Feb. 3, 2010

No Class

USPS Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

XXX

 

 

Wed. Feb 10, 2010	3	Plotting & Planning Techniques – Part 1	P/C Stan Winkler, AP
Wed. Feb 17, 2010	3	Plotting & Planning Techniques – Part 2	P/C Stan Winkler,AP

 

Even electronic navigation relies upon the boater’s ability to plan and plot courses on charts. Chapter 3 covers basic plotting techniques, the process of dead reckoning, and how to use bearings. Other positioning techniques are also covered including, ranges and “Seaman’s Eye.” Pre-planning paths on the water and the criteria for a safe course are addressed. Chapter 3 also includes in-class exercises applying the techniques learned.

 

Wed. Feb 24, 2010

4

On the Water

 

Chapter 4 will get you started actually learning how to navigate with electronics, how the charts relate to the water, use of a compass to navigate, and how to correct your compass for the effects of the boat. The heart of this course is a cruise exercise which begins with this chapter and continues through the remainder of the course.
 

Thur. Mar 4, 2010,    (Dist Council Mtg on 3rd)	5	Beginning GPS Navigation – Part 1
Wed. Mar 10, 2010	5	Beginning GPS Navigation – Part 2

 

Chapter 5, taught in two sessions, will teach you how to use a GPS as a navigation tool, what the GPS keyboard functions are, and typical GPS screens. You will learn how to put waypoints into a GPS, how to construct routes, how to check waypoints and routes stored in the GPS, how to activate waypoints for navigation, and what a GPS does when a waypoint is activated. The overall process of navigating with a GPS will be covered, along with how to transfer data from a GPS onto a chart.

 

Wed. Mar 17, 2010

6

Monitoring Progress

 

Now that you’ve learned how to plot and qualify a course, this chapter will address how to stay on course with a GPS, what to do if you find yourself off course, sequentially navigating waypoints or routes, the “Seaman’s Eye,” and checking the accuracy of a GPS.

 

Wed. Mar 24, 2010

7

Manual Plotting

 

Electronics can fail. Even with multiple GPS units, the signal can be lost. Chapter 7 covers how to find your position if the GPS becomes unreliable, using dead reckoning, why you should be tracking your GPS position on a paper chart, finding position using bearings, and navigating manually using dead reckoning.

 

Wed. Mar 31, 2010	No Class	Passover Holiday	XXX
Thur. April 8, 2010,   (Dist Council Mtg on 7th)	8	Review & Exam Distribution                       Exam is take home.	P/D/C Harold Oslick, SN

 

The course will be held mostly on Wednesday evenings, with exceptions as shown. It will take place at the home of P/D/C Harold Oslick, SN, who is Chairman for the course. We need students and a few more lecturers. To take the course, no prerequisite course is required, but Seamanship is recommended.

 

If you are interested in taking the course, or in assisting with one or more lectures, please e-mail P/D/C Harold Oslick ASAP. hoslick@verizon.net.

 

Advanced Piloting – (TBD); Course Chair –  (TBD)

Date	Chapter	Material Covered	Instructor
Feb 15, 2010	1	Intro & Advanced Piloting Considerations
Feb 22, 2010	2	Electronic Navigation Tools
March 1, 2010	3	Fixes
March 8, 2010	4	Avoidance Techniques
March 15, 2010	5	Positioning techniques
March 22, 2010	6	Latest Navigation Developments
March 29, 2010	7	Working with Tides
April 5, 2010	8	Working with Currents and Winds
April 12, 2010	9	Piloting with Wind and Currents
April 19, 2010	10	Review and Exam Distribution

Notes: 1.  There are exercises associated with each chapter, some of which will be done in class, other of which will be assigned as homework.

            2.  The final exam is a take home open book exam. Students are expected to work independently on this.

 

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