ASA 105

ASA 105-Two-day Course

Two Full day sessions (8 hours per day) • Coastal Navigation $495
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Prices
$495 Students Sailors Ages 12-17
Are welcome to take this course with an adult present
Designed for individuals with beginning to advanced cruising skills!

Duration

2 Full-day Lessons – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day

About

Students learn to apply navigational theory and practices for safe navigation of a vessel in coastal and inland waters. This is an endorsement course but is a pre-requisite for Advanced Coastal Cruising 106.

During this two-day course you will practice the following techniques:

• Study charts, chart symbols, depths, hazards, aids to navigation and the compass rose. Research symbols in Chart #1 publication.
• Apply compass corrections based on True, Variation, Magnetic, Deviation and Course to steer.
• Study required and recommended publications and navigation tools and instruments.
• Learn to plot dead reckoning courses based on time, speed and distance.
• Learn to locate position and plot fixes based on compass bearings, depth, range and local reference points.
• Learn to utilize tide and current guides and to determine heading based on set and drift corrections.
• Determine speed of current and depth of tide at any time utilizing primary and secondary reference stations.
• You will also research weather sources and discuss fog navigation techniques.
• The class prices include all materials, certifications, fees, and taxes.
Recommendations
• Before the first day of class, read Chapters 1-5 in the ASA textbook and review included CD. Start working through practice problems in the Appendix.
• Study Tr 1210 chart

Textbook: Advanced Coastal Navigation by Mike Pyzell

What to Bring

• Bottled water, snacks
• ASA textbook, Tr 1210 chart and logbook
• Writing pad, pen, pencils, eraser
• Parallel rulers and dividers
• Calculator, watch
• Reading glasses, magnifying glass
• Optional publications- Chart #1, Local NOAA Charts, Captain Jacks Tide/Current

What to Expect

• This course will take place in the classroom promptly at 9:00 a.m. for two sessions. Come prepared and rested.

Special Note:

This course is classroom-only and on-the-water instruction is continued in the ASA Advanced Coastal Cruising 106 course. You will take the written exam in the afternoon of the second day. Upon passing with a score of 80 percent or higher you will earn your ASA Coastal Navigation 105 certification.

• We are mailing your ASA 105 Course Text, Tr 1210 chart and Study Guide out to you. Please review the course text and study guide in advance of your course and make sure to bring all materials to the class with you.