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Advanced Courses for Members |
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Seamanship (S) |
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primarily for the beginner, it is also a useful refresher course.
It covers basic knowledge every prudent skipper wants, even before leaving port: Boat care, skipper's responsibilities, practical marlinspike, boat types, boating under normal and abnormal conditions, materials used, hull designs & performance, propulsion, trailer towing, housekeeping, handling, basic navigation, government regulations, fire prevention & control, medical emergencies, nautical customs and courtesy. |
Prerequisites:
None This is a 7-week course,
meeting once a week. Phone: (803) 802-5505
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Piloting (P) |
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This course goes into deeper discussions on the subjects covered in Seamanship. Practical instruction in plotting and dead reckoning is covered as well as study of marine charts, aids to navigation and taking bearings to determine your position on the water. Charts are discussed and radiotelephones and their use are explained. Installation, adjustment and use of compasses is covered.
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Prerequisites:
None Six members have passed the examinations of the recent class. P/C Monk Case, SN is the chair person for this course. Call him at (803) 329-2088 if you are interested |
Advanced Piloting (AP) |
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All the basic concepts and techniques for navigation in inland and coastal waters are taught. Charting and piloting skills are expanded. Emphasis is placed on relative bearings, compass bearings, deviation and variation, danger bearings and danger angles. Prediction of tides and tidal currents and the effect of these on course and speed over ground are explained. Fundamentals of electronic navigation systems are also discussed.
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Prerequisites: S
and P A new class will be scheduled as soon as we have enough interest. 27 members of CPS have passed AP already. Call chairperson: P/C Lew Hicks, AP (803) 548-3519 for more details |
Junior Navigation (JN) |
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| In AP, position was determined by charted land and sea marks. In JN, we use the sextant and celestial bodies for off-shore navigation. We learn sight taking with a mariner's sextant on the sun, moon, planets, and stars, and how to reduce sights using the nautical almanac to determine position. Also passage planning with special open ocean charts. The final examination includes an imaginary voyage for which the student works out the steps in a navigator's work. | Prerequisites:
S, P and AP
A new class is starting as soon as we have enough interested members.
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Navigation (N) |
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Carries celestial navigation further and with greater precision in taking sights and finding positions. There is extensive work with a chronometer, sextant and related computations. Of particular interest is the study of offshore navigation using minimal data and/or equipment, such as when on a disabled vessel or lifeboat.
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Prerequisites: S, P, AP, JN Chairperson: Tom Crawford, SN |
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Elective Courses for Members |
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Cruise Planning (CP) |
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| The planning work to make a cruise enjoyable has been done for you by those who have been there. Included are: planning the voyage, financing and equipping the boat, selection of crew, provisioning, voyage maintenance, weather, communications, navigation, entering and leaving foreign ports, anchors and anchoring, emergencies and security | Four
members are taking this course right now as a home study course. e-mail to Lt/C James Van Blarcom, AP |
Engine Maintenance (EM) |
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| Construction, operating principles, maintenance, repair, cooling, electrical and fuel systems of marine gasoline and diesel engines, clutches, shafting and propellers are covered. This course helps you to be self-reliant afloat and might save your day when you are stuck in the middle of a lake with nobody around, and your engine quits. |
A new class will be scheduled as soon as we have enough interested members.
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Marine Electronics (ME) |
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This course covers essential knowledge about your boat's electrical and electronic systems, depth finders, marine radio telephones, radar, loran, GPS and advanced electronic navigation systems. Knowledge of proper wiring, grounding, control of electrolysis and the maintenance of batteries are all covered. Information on FCC requirements for stations and operators is also presented.
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Contact
Educational Officer P/C Worth Parker if you are interested. |
Sail (S) |
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Covered are all types of hulls, sail plans, running and standing rigging, the effects, of hull and wind forces, sailing points, boat handling, operation, and electronics. Techniques and terminology particular to sailing are presented and dynamics of sailing including hull and water forces caused by wind and waves; force vs. balance, storm survival; boat operation and emergency techniques unique to sail boats.
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Contact
chairman Lt Jim Van Blarcom, AP at (803) 548-5362 or e-mail him to learn about new classes |
Weather (W) |
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| How to read a weather map and the sky to understand and anticipate weather developments are essential for every boater. Included in the course are observations and instrument measurements the skipper can make afloat. Air masses, fronts, storms, fog and other phenomena are explained in detail. Instrumental and visual observations: cloud sequences and weather they predict, air masses are covered as well. | New
course could start at beginning of January 2002.
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Operational Training (OT) |
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| Learn about organization and structure of USPS, its Districts and Squadrons. Required for all Bridge officers. | Contact Chairman P/D/C Melvin Roberts, SN, for the next course. Phone: (803) 684-6073 |
Instructor Qualification (IQ) |
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| Here you can learn the practical aspects of teaching and general communication. Preparing a lesson plan, a short, medium or long speech, using speaking and teaching aids, and running an effective meeting, are all covered. | The
present course was just completed with six participants.
Phone: (803) 684-6073 |
An educational grade of SN (Senior Navigator) is awarded after completion of ALL Advanced and Elective Courses. Only very few members have such a high rank. We are proud to recognize four of our members who have achieved this grade:CASE, Elwyn, SN
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Last updated on 18 October, 2004
