Navigation

Embark on a journey into essential navigational technology with this specialised learning path for smaller boats. Covering GPS, echo sounders, PC-based systems for pleasure yachts, radar systems, and satellite systems with internet options onboard, each course provides foundational knowledge and practical insights into modern navigation tools. Perfect for pleasure yacht enthusiasts and maritime professionals seeking to enhance their understanding and proficiency in utilising navigational technology for safe and efficient voyages.

Embark on a journey with these courses on celestial navigation for mariners. This comprehensive program is thoughtfully divided into three progressive courses: Getting Started in Celestial Navigation, Going Further in Celestial Navigation, and Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation. A fourth program, Celestial Navigation - Latitiude by Polaris is also included. Delve into the mysteries of the stars, planets, and the moon, and learn how to use celestial bodies for navigation. With various engaging videos, you'll gain practical skills to confidently navigate using the night sky. Start your celestial adventure today and master the art of navigating by the stars!

This course will introduce and explain the lights, shapes, and sound signals prescribed under the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course will cover Part B of the Collision Regulations as per the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs). It will also cover COLREGS from a USCG (US Coast Guard) perspective.

This course will cover Part C of the Collision Regulations as per the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 (COLREGs). It will also cover COLREGS from a USCG (US Coast Guard) perspective.

In this short course, you will learn the basics of nautical charts, chart projection, and how to use common tools such as dividers and triangles to complete common tasks like fixing your position or determining the latitude and longitude of an object. This class is for all watch officers and bridge watchstanders interested in paper charting.

The Baltic Moor looks complicated but the knowledge of how to complete one can be a useful skill to have at your disposal.

The Mediterranean Moor, Med Moor or Medi Moor is a very efficient way of securing your vessel to a quay, it takes up little space, makes for a swift departure and if correctly executed, looks great.

This course explores the technicalities of how Marine GPS units can calculate position wherever you are in the world. In this course, GPS means the system developed by the USA called NAVSTAR GPS. Other Global Satellite Navigation Systems are available.

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 will introduce and explain Rule 15 of the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea (Rules of the Road).

This course is a free introduction to the key concepts of celestial navigation for mariners. It is divided into three courses, Getting Started in Celestial Navigation, Going Further in Celestial Navigation and Advanced Concepts in Celestial Navigation. It is highly recommended to take these courses in this order.