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At the top of each session, the materials tab lists everything you’ll need. Where appropriate, it also contains additional supporting resources such as downloads and links to other references. Click here to see examples.
| Content type: Demonstration |
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| Where beneficial, narrated instructor demonstrations are given. You interact with the content and, using skills already learned, will be asked to perform part of the task for the instructor. |
| Session materials |
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| Each session has a materials tab full of helpful resources to support the content, including: |
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| Taster content: Plotting latitude & longitude on a chart |
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| This session runs through finding and plotting latitude and longitude on a chart. It introduces the Portland Course plotter as a navigation tool, enabling us to draw parallel lines from the scales onto the chart. |
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| Example course downloads |
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| Downloads are available throughout the course to support the material. Here are just a few examples. |
 SOLAS No.2 Life Saving Signals CardThe SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Life Saving Signals card, commonly called...  Height of tide needed to clear a charted depthWorksheet to help calculate the height of tide required to clear a charted... How to plot an Estimated PositionA step-by-step guide showing how to plot an Estimated Position. This chart... How to plot Dead ReckoningA step-by-step guide showing how to plot Dead Reckoning. This chart plotting... Chart AnnotationsStandard annotations for use when navigating using charts or chart plotters.... |
| We have more than fifty free downloads available to members. |