MAS171 Coastal Navigation and Voyage Planning
Introduction to principles of coastal navigation including tides and currents, set and drift, coastal radar navigation, dead reckoning, estimated positions, and bathymetric navigation. Students will be introduced to proper and effective voyage planning oriented to the Pacific coast and Pacific Northwest including selection of appropriate charts, research of publications, pre-plotting intended course, planning for set and drift, waypoint selection, ETA's, weather, and hazards that may be encountered. Prerequisite: MAS 164 or instructor approval.