Watchung Sail and Power Squadron
"Safe Boating is Fun For All Ages"
Preliminary Education Program
2009-2010
Squadron Boating Course - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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March 31, 2009 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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April 7, 2009 |
Chap 6, 8 |
Bill Foy |
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April 14, 2009 |
Chap 14, 15,16 |
Ted Wallace |
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April 21, 2009 |
Chap 10. 12 |
Harold Oslick |
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April 28, 2009 |
Review & Exam |
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ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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May 5, 2009 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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May 12, 2009 |
Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Harold Oslick |
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May 19, 2009 |
Chap 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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May 26, 2009 |
Chap 13, 14, 15, 16 |
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June 2, 2009 |
Review & Exam |
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ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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June 16, 2009 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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June 23, 2009 |
Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Harold Oslick |
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June 30, 2009 |
Chap 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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July 7, 2009 |
Chap 13, 14, 15, 16 |
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July 14, 2009 |
Review & Exam |
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ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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Sept 15, 2009 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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Sept 22, 2009 |
Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Harold Oslick |
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Sept 29, 2009 |
Chap 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Oct 6, 2009 |
Chap 13, 14, 15, 16 |
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Oct 13, 2009 |
Review & Exam |
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ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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March 2, 2010 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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March 9, 2010 |
Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Harold Oslick |
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March 16, 2010 |
Chap 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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March 23, 2010 |
Chap 13, 14, 15, 16 |
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March 30, 2010 |
Review & Exam |
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ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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April 27, 2010 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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May 4, 2010 |
Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Harold Oslick |
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May 11, 2010 |
Chap 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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May 18, 2010 |
Chap 13, 14, 15, 16 |
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May 25, 2010 |
Review & Exam |
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ABC-3 - @ Lincoln Tech
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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June 16, 2009 |
Chap 1, 2, 3 |
Don Young |
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June 23, 2009 |
Chap 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Harold Oslick |
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June 30, 2009 |
Chap 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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July 7, 2009 |
Chap 13, 14, 15, 16 |
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July 14, 2009 |
Review & Exam |
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Vessel Examiner Training Course – (TBD)
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Date |
Material |
Instructor |
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April 25, 2009 |
VE Training Manual |
Ted Wallace Harold Oslick |
GPS Course – (TBD)
This is a greatly expanded version of the GPS Seminar offered by USPS National Education Department
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Date |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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April 27, 2009 |
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Warren Donaldson |
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May 4, 2009 |
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Warren Donaldson |
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May 11, 2009 |
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Warren Donaldson |
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May 18, 2009 |
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Warren Donaldson |
Seamanship – (TBD); Course Chair – Donald Young
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Date |
Chapter |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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Sept 21, 2009 |
1 |
Before You Go |
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Sept 28, 2009 |
2 |
The Boat |
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Oct 5, 2009 |
3 |
Slow Speed Maneuvering |
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Oct 12, 2009 |
4 |
Handling at Sea |
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Oct 19, 2009 |
5 |
Rules of the Road |
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Oct 26, 2009 |
6 |
Anchoring, Mooring & Rafting |
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Nov 2, 2009 |
7 |
Emergencies at Sea |
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Nov 9, 2009 |
8 |
Marlinspike Seamanship |
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Nov 16, 2009 |
9 |
Review & Exam |
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Piloting – (TBD); Course Chair – Harold Oslick
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Date |
Chapter |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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Nov 23, 2009 |
1 |
Introduction to Navigation |
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Nov 30, 2009 |
2 |
Tools of Piloting |
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Dec 7, 2009 |
3 |
Plotting & Planning Techniques |
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Dec 14, 2009 |
4 |
On the Water |
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Dec 21, 2009 |
5 |
Beginning GPS Navigation |
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Dec 28, 2009 |
6 |
Monitoring Progress |
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Jan 4, 2009 |
7 |
Manual Plotting |
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Jan 11, 2009 |
8 |
Review & Intro to Exam |
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Jan 18, 2009 |
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Spare Session |
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Advanced Piloting – (TBD); Course Chair – (TBD)
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Date |
Chapter |
Material Covered |
Instructor |
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Feb 15, 2010 |
1 |
Intro & Advanced Piloting Considerations |
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Feb 22, 2010 |
2 |
Electronic Navigation Tools |
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March 1, 2010 |
3 |
Fixes |
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March 8, 2010 |
4 |
Avoidance Techniques |
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March 15, 2010 |
5 |
Positioning techniques |
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March 22, 2010 |
6 |
Latest Navigation Developments |
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March 29, 2010 |
7 |
Working with Tides |
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April 5, 2010 |
8 |
Working with Currents and Winds |
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April 12, 2010 |
9 |
Piloting with Wind and Currents |
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April 19, 2010 |
10 |
Review and Exam Distribution |
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Notes: 1. There are exercises associated with each chapter, some of which will be done in class, other of which will be assigned as homework.
2. The final exam is a take home open book exam. Students are expected to work independently on this.
