Coastal Navigation and Tidal Planning
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↓ Course summary
- Weather: cause and effect, understanding synoptic charts, Beaufort scale, sources, shipping forecast, and terminology
- Tides: sources, springs and neaps, rule of 12ths & thirds, cause and effect, tidal ranges, overfalls and tidal races, and effect of wind
- Sources of information: understanding maps and charts including symbols, orientation, taking bearings, fixes, transits, measurement, latitude and longitude. Understanding the application of pilots and sailing directions and transferring information on to a map
- Trip planning: including timings, logistics, environmental factors, tidal planning tables, etc
- Application of navigation: taking a bearing afloat, calculating group speed, relating map information to the coastal environment, use of transits, dead reckoning and estimated position
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Current situation
As you are probably aware the current advice from the Northern Ireland Executive, Health Promotion Agency NI and Health & Safety Executive NI, as well as our expert group within Sport NI is that we cannot deliver any face to face courses for our customers including use of the Hot Rock Climbing Wall.
We know that you and many others like minded folk are very keen to get back on track with your plans to attend and complete a range of personal skills training and qualifications in a range of disciplines.
Believe us when we say we are equally keen to get outside with you and help you reach your goals and complete that journey.
How do we know? Because every day we get emails and phone calls asking when will courses resume and with every NI Executive mention of easing of restrictions the emails and phone calls are more frequent……