Wednesday September 22, 2010

An advanced level course, Seamanship furthers your pleasure by strengthening your boating skills. The Seamanship Course extends the navigation and vessel-handling techniques introduced in the Boating Course.12 weeks, one evening per week, including final exam.

The course presents the three aspects of seamanship.

1. Navigation and Plotting Skills (both traditional and electronic): interpretation of charts and chart symbols; the DR plot; bearings; Fixes and running Fixes; determination of course to steer in a current, and determining distance off.

2. Seamanship Skills: understanding the hazards of weather, wind, waves, currents, tides and tidal currents, and how to deal with them and with emergencies.

3. Boat Capabilities and Performance: hull speed, stability, rudders and propellers.

Sign up for the Seamanship Course today, but first, read the following:

Prerequisite: The Boating Course or equivalent experience. Note: if you are not a CPS member, please discuss your prior experience with the Training Officer before registering for this course. Contact sto@torontopowersquadron.org