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This course explains what Aids to Navigation are, how to recognise them and how to understand them.

Sailing during the day is fun and doing it at night is definitely fascinating. However, it can make a huge difference with or without the moon and/or wind. What is needed is common sense and awareness. In fact, in this course, we will understand how to prepare and what to expect to live this incredible experience peacefully and safely.

Both RADAR and AIS instruments are precious aids in preventing the risk of collisions at sea. The way they work is based on totally different technologies. A RADAR transmits radio signals, receives their echo through a rotating antenna processed, and shows them on the instrument display. An AIS transmits and receives a vessel's navigation information on dedicated VHF channels and calculates the potential collision risk.

This course is designed to provide up-to-date information about buoyage, their terms and meaning, for safe navigation worldwide.

This course gives a brief but exhaustive explanation of what passage planning means.

This course is designed to provide up-to-date, engaging information and instruction about all the aspects of Radar systems such as available models, functions and usage.

This course will take you through various techniques to determine your position at sea whilst navigating along the coast.

This course is designed to provide up-to-date information and instruction about the global positioning system (GPS), treating in detail the functionality and its usage.

Echosounders are widely used around the world on any kind of vessel. Discover the models out in the market, their main features and how they work.

When navigating in restricted visibility, either by sailing or by motoring, it is fundamental to point out your position at any time. To accomplish this, you must utilise sound signals.

Dead reckoning techniques is part of the basic knowledge of any sailor in order to prevent any mistakes while navigating in the open sea at night time or in dense fog. Also, it is fundamental for your safety!

This course is designed to provide up-to-date, engaging information and instruction about all the vital aspects of sailing, boating and maritime knowledge.

This course is designed to provide basic navigation knowledge by explaining geographical coordinates, magnetism and navigational terms.

Plotting tools are essential for any kind of navigation you are intended to take. The course will take you through the basics of how to use them in order to avoid any mistakes.

The course is designed to provide the student with the basics of understanding maritime navigation. The study of nautical charts is of fundamental importance to understand how to orient yourself and how to create an effective route.

This course shows the learner how to steer a straight course at high speed in a predetermined direction. How to trim boats while underway by adjusting the position of passengers or gear. How to stop boats from planning or normal operating speed. Hot to select the best anchors, chains, and rodes for boats and the waters where they will be anchoring. As well as how to respond when a person falls overboard by returning the boat to the person in the water.

This course explains how to correctly plot a course on the nautical chart, allowing for the wind effect and the set and drift of the current.

This course shows how to depart from docks or slips using boat engine shifts, throttles and steering. While considering wind & current, adequately managing lines and maintaining a proper lookout throughout all activities.

This course shows how to prepare boats for arrival at their destinations by readying lines, equipment and passengers or crew for the intended arrival manoeuvres. Bringing boats to predetermined points by using a stopping procedure – giving consideration to wind, current and boat traffic. Securing boats to a dock or slip or mooring or shoreline, all by using appropriate lines and knots.

This course shows how to choose the most appropriate life jacket for your boat and activity; how to schedule a courtesy VSC; how to plan ahead by obtaining and being able to share weather conditions and forecasts; how to inspect boat systems and safety equipment by completing a pre-departure checklist; how to board boats safely by using three points of contact as well as distributing passengers and gear while maintaining stability.