Comprehensive Coastal Navigation

Starpath Inland & Coastal Navigation Home Study Course Includes a total paper course package, a complete electronic version of the entire course on a CD-ROM, extensive resources on the CD, an electronic chart viewer and simulator as well as enrollment in the Starpath Online Coastal Navigation Course. With this combination you can choose the media that is most convenient to you at the time. Use the search engines and software resources from the computer, while you work through the lessons, assignments and quizzes in the interactive online classroom. And when you are away from the computer, study with the printed texts, and paper chart. Most important, however, with this versatile package you can learn both traditional and electronic navigation at the same time — solve the practice problems in the traditional manner on a paper chart with standard plotting tools and also solve the problems electronically in an echart program using waypoints, bearing lines, and range rings. $249.00   ...item# 1703c

Starpath Inland & Coastal Navigation Home Study Course

About The Course... Practical small-craft navigation (sail or power) starting from the basics and ending with all that is needed to navigate safely and efficiently on inland and coastal waters in all weather conditions. For beginners and more experienced mariners alike. All materials are provided except plotting tools. No prerequisites are required, we start from the basics. Many thousands of students have successfully learned navigation from these materials and gone on to bare boat chartering or day sailing or world cruising in their own boats. Please see Links below to Contents and Frequently Asked Questions for more details.   Printed Materials Include: Course Book (View Table of Contents) 214 pages, over 150 illustrations, 8.5" x 11" spiral bound Paper Chart 18465TR Practice Problems Navigation Glossary CD-ROM Includes: Electronic Course Book Electronic Chart Viewer GPS and DR Simulator PC Training Charts Chart No.1 Nav Rules Practice Problems Nav Glossary Complete Coast Pilots Light Lists 2002 Bowditch Online Course Includes: Assignments Lectures Discussion Groups Direct Instructor Contact Quizzes for every lesson Further detail on the online portion can be found here. This course will prepare you for certification tests offered by any sailing association in any nation. We also offer our own certification tests if you care to challenge yourself this way or to prepare for other tests. With the electronic options, you can take the complete course with you as you travel, or use it to search the complete set of materials for specific topics. If you prefer to work on your own without computers, you have a complete syllabus with practice exercises and answers in the printed materials. If you want extra structure to your training, then take part in the online course for more discussion and individual quizzes at each lesson. Each Starpath course includes free access to our online Resources and Discussion groups. If any question comes up, just post it here for a quick answer—or search to see if someone has already asked the question. Paper Course and Electronic Course may be purchased separately. General information on Starpath Home Study Courses. Frequently Asked Questions regarding Starpath Home Study Courses. Related Materials: Plotting Tools Chart No. 1 Book Nav Rules Book Reference Materials: Chart Trainer software Bowditch Plus! software Nav Rules Plus!