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Boat Pro |
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» Know Your Boat » Equipping Your Boat » Saftey Awareness » Marine Rules of the Road–Collision Regulations » The Canadian Aids to Navigation Systems » Trailering/Transporting |
» Getting Underway » Anchoring » Docking » Locks » Water-related Activities » Preventive Maintenance » Be Weather Wise » Trip Plan |
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The Boating Course |
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» Characteristics of boats » Licensing, registration, and other requirements » Mandatory equipment » Optional equipment » Ropes, lines, and knots » Handling a boat under power » Handling a boat under sail » Weather » Preparing to launch » Skipper’s responsibilities before setting out » Skipper’s responsibilities when under way |
» Collision Regulations » Canadian aids to navigation » Emergencies » Canals and locks » Tides and tidal currents » Trailering » Winter lay-up » Waterskiing » Auxiliary boats » Checklist for lay-up » Pre-launch checklist » The magnetic compass » Anchors and anchoring |
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Piloting |
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» Dead Reckoning and the Log » Marlinespike Seamanship » The Magnetic Compass » Fixed Aids to Navigation » Floating Aids to Navigation » Bearings and Fixes » Relative Bearings » Distance of an Object byTwo Relative Bearings » Weather » Wind,Waves and Current » Seamanship Skills for Adverse Weather » Anchors and Anchoring |
» Tides » Tidal Currents » Navigating in a Current » Buoyancy and Stability » Hull Construction and Shape » Hull Performance » Propellers and Propeller Action » Rudders and Steering Mechanisms » Emergencies » Preparedness and Enjoyment » Introduction to Electronic Navigation » Manners and Customs |
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Advanced Piloting |
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» Charts » Compass » Courses, Bearings and Positions » Electronic Navigation » Effects of Current and Leeway » Running Fixes » Tides and Tidal Currents |
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Celestial Navigation |
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The Sextant, Theory &Adjustments » Practical Sextant Work » Identification of Celestial Bodies » Sextant Altitude Corrections » Lines of Position from Celestial Observations » Time » Hour Angles and Aries » Time Diagrams » The Nautical Almanac » Solution for Intercept & Azimuth » Sight Reduction—SpecialMethods |
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Plotting LOPs & Fixes, Plotting Sheet » Pilot Charts » Great Circle Charts » Mercator Charts » Plotting & Deck Log » The Sailings » Traverse Sailing » Great Circle Sailing » Emergency Navigation » Duties of the Navigator » Day’s Work at Sea |
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Navigating with GPS |
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» Electronic Navigation » Navigation Fundamentals » Global Positioning System (GPS) » Navigation Techniques » Other Uses for GPS |
» GPS Installation Considerations » Performance Evaluation (of GPS Receiver) |
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Maritime Radio (VHF) |
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Maritime mobile service » Procedures » Distress communications » Urgency communications » Safety communications » Distress simulations » Additional information » Traditional system |
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Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) » GMDSS regulations and application » Digital Selective Calling (DSC) radios » Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPRIBs) » Other GMDSS equipment practical exercises |
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Marine Maintenance |
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The Hull » General Maintenance » The Electrical System » Marine Engines » Gasoline Fuel System » Ignition » Lubrication » Engine Cooling » Outboards |
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Seasonal Maintenance » Safety Equipment » Trailers » Marine Toilets (Heads) and Stoves » Painting Tips » Galvanic Scale of Metals in Seawater » Zebra Mussels » Owner’s Manual and Accident Report |
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Extended Cruising |
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» The Boat » The Sails » The Well-found Vessel » Passage Planning » Passage Making |
» Oceanography and Weather » Weather » Instrumentation » Adverse Conditions |
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Power Boating |
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» Power Trains, Engine Controls
and instruments » Handling Under Power » Engines » Fuels and Fuel Systems » Electrical Systems » Cooling and Lubrication » Cruising Under Power |
» Maintenance and Fire Safety » Marine Engines—Trouble Diagnosis » Cruise » Wind,Weather and Whitecaps » Beaufort Wind Scale » Antennae Locations of B.C. and Ontario Radio Stations |
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Seamanship Sail |
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» Spars and Rigging » Sails » Theory of Sail Action » Balance Under Sail » Getting Under Way » Under Way |
» Sail Trim » Piloting Under Sail » Cruising Under Sail—Day Sailers » Cruising Under Sail—Keel Boat » Racing » Fire Extinguishers |
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Fundamentals of Weather |
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How the Sun Causes Weather » What Causes the Wind To Blow? » Water in the Atmosphere |
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Clouds—The Signposts of the Skies » Fronts and Frontal Weather » Thunderstorms and Tornadoes » Forecasting the Weather |
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Global Weather |
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» Equilibrium in the Atmosphere » General Circulation » Air Masse » Extratropical Cyclones » Tropical Cyclones » Forecasting |
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