Boat
Smart
Boat Smart
is our basic boater safety program and is offered in
two formats--an intensive all day class, or on
consecutive Monday nights. Following the final
section, the closed-book exam, required for
NASBLA
certification will be offered.
Do you have a friend or neighbor who might benefit
from some boating education? The next Boat Smart
class will be held on 3 consecutive Monday evenings.
March 15, 22, and 29, 2010. The location is
at
Heiskell School; class meets from
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM. Cost for text is $25.
GPS
Seminar
GPS Seminar
Are you thinking about purchasing a GPS? Do you
have one that just does not perform as you wish
it would? Join David Herndon at the
University Yacht Club on
Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 2:00 PM.
Find out how GPS works and how to obtain optimum
performance from your unit. If you have a
portable GPS, please bring it (along with the
manual if you have it), so that we can actually
push buttons and follow the track.
Chart
Smart
Chart Smart
is specifically designed with the recreational
boater in mind, and is open to both members and
the public. It is an extended seminar for all
boaters who are interested in more information
on compasses, charts, and plotting courses.
Topics covered will include:
The purpose of
Chart Smart is to teach the
techniques to determine position-on-the-water
when you are within the sight of, or the near
proximity of, land. Thus, recreational
boaters who spend time on large lakes, rivers,
and reservoirs will benefit from knowing these
essential techniques. This seminar is designed
to give the student an introduction to the
subject known as “Piloting”. Hands-on experience
will be achieved in reading nautical charts and
plotting courses, both central to determining
position-on-the-water and navigating safely.
Calculating a dead reckoning position depends
upon straight forward distance vs speed-&-time
calculations and being able to convert true
courses to compass courses, and vice versus.
Next Chart
Smart Class (Basic Plotting and
Navigation) - Feb 8, 2010 at 7pm. $25 for
the course book. Class will be at the
Heiskell School.
All you need is The Squadron Boating Course book
and some plotting tools. Dividers and course
plotters will be available for purchase, if you
do not have the plotting tools.
If you are
interested in a fun learning experience and
socializing with other boaters, please e-mail us
at
edu@usps-atlanta.org
.
