| Chapter 5: Navigation, Communication, Weather |
| Introduction, Goals & Overview |
| Navigation Tools & Books Needed |
| Navigation Instruments Needed |
| Dead Reckoning |
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- Magnetic Variation
- Compass Deviation
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- Leeway Adjustment
- Current Adjustments
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- Estimating Current Adjustments
- Course Adjustment Triangle
- Drift Adjustment Triangle
- Calculating Unknown Current
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- Log Book Entries for Course Adjustments
- Drawing Your Course on a Chart
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- Course Plotting Symbols
- Course Plotting Steps
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- Advantages & Disadvantages of Dead Reckoning
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Electronic Chart Plotting |
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- Overview
- Advantages & Disadvantages
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| Recommended Navigation Method, Paper/GPS |
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- Overview
- Course Plotting Steps for Paper/GPS Navigation
- Log Book Entries for Paper/GPS Navigation
- Advantages & Disadvantages
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| Ten Sources of Navigation Information |
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- Chart 1
- US Ocean & Lake Charts
- US River Charts
- Cruising Guides
- US Coast Pilot
- Notice to Mariners & Local Notice to Mariners
- Light Lists
- Tidal Charts & Tables
- Local Knowledge
- Pilot Charts
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| Chart Characteristics to Learn Before you Cruise |
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- General Chart Characteristics
- Chart Symbols
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- Red Nuns & Green Cans
- Safe Water Mark
- Isolated Danger Buoy
- Miscellaneous Chart Symbols
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| Tides & Currents |
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- Tides at Main Stations
- Tides at Subordinate Stations
- Currents at Main Stations
- Currents at Subordinate Stations
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| Weather Sources |
| Planning a Cruise |
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- Gathering the Information
- Analyzing the Information
- Check the Weather for a Departure Time
- Drawing Your Track Line
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| Autopilot Interface to GPS |
| Radar |
| Waters Covered & Special Needs of Each |
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- Coast & Coastal Islands
- Inland Waterways
- Rivers
- Great Lakes
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| Communication (VHF, SSB, EPIRB, PLB) |
| Advanced Study Guides |
| Highlights