Training

Training/Boating & Sailing Courses

Illiinois DNR Boating course: Call 847 634-4000 ext. 1300

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary also offers public education boating courses. The Coast Guard Auxiliary has several education programs that allow the novice as well as the experienced boater opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge. There are programs tailored to specific types of watercraft and age groups. Click here for full details: http://www.park-ridge.il.us/uscgaux/publiceducation.htm

NAVIGATING WITH GPS

Offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Twelve Chicago

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer its
Navigating With GPS (GPS) Class, Friday, May 11th, 2001 at 7:00 P.M. at
Gary Morava Recreation Center (Prospect Heights Park District),
110 West Camp McDonald Road, Prospect Heights, IL 60070.

This is a 1 session, 3 hour lesson course, with a final exam. The objective of
this seminar is to enable the operator of a recreational small craft to navigate
safely and efficiently to any destination, using primarily a GPS receiver and
conventional charts. This seminar will restrict itself only to the navigational
aspects of GPS. Topics covered will include Electronic Navigation; Navigation
Fundamentals; Global Positioning System (GPS); Navigation Techniques; Other Uses
for GPS; GPS Installation Considerations; and Performance Evaluation (of GPS
Receiver).

Pre-Registration for this class is required.

For further information, and to register, please contact Rosanne Turow at
312-437-0583

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BASIC COASTAL NAVIGATION

Offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Twelve Chicago

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer its Basic Coastal Navigation
(BCN) Class beginning Thursday, May 3rd, 2001 at 6:30 P.M. at Holy Name
Cathedral (Frances Xavier Ward School), 751 North State Street, Room # 212,
Chicago.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary requires that eligible students have
successfully completed either the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating
Skills and Seamanship course, Sailing Fundamentals course, or the equivalent of
another basic boating education course to achieve the maximum benefit of this
class.

This is a 8 session, 2 ½ hour lesson course held on eight consecutive Thursday
nights, with a final exam held on the last night. The purpose of this course is
to help students establish a solid foundation in basic piloting procedures.
This course will help each student achieve a working knowledge of the subject of
navigation. Topics covered will include Introduction to Coastal Navigation; The
Marine Magnetic Compass; The Nautical Chart; The Navigator's Tools and
Instruments; Dead Reckoning; and Piloting.

Pre-Registration for this class is required. Parking in the Holy Name Cathedral
parking lot is included.

For further information, and to register, please contact Rosanne Turow at
312-437-0583

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NAVIGATING WITH GPS

Offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Twelve Chicago

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer its Navigating With GPS (GPS)
Class, Wednesday, June 6th, 2001 at 6:00 P.M. at Adler Planetarium & Astronomy
Museum, 1300 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago.

This is a 1 session, 2 hour lesson, with a final exam. The objective of this
seminar is to enable the operator of a recreational small craft to navigate
safely and efficiently to any destination, using primarily a GPS receiver and
conventional charts. This seminar will restrict itself only to the navigational
aspects of GPS. Topics covered will include Electronic Navigation; Navigation
Fundamentals; Global Positioning System (GPS); Navigation Techniques; Other Uses
for GPS; GPS Installation Considerations; and Performance Evaluation (of GPS
Receiver).

Pre-Registration for this class is required.

For further information, and to register, please contact Rosanne Turow at
312-437-0583

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ADVANCED COASTAL NAVIGATION

Offered by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Twelve Chicago

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer its Advanced Coastal
Navigation (ACN) Class beginning on Wednesday, September 5th, 2001 at 6:30 P.M.
at, Holy Name Cathedral (Frances Xavier Ward School), Room # 212, 751 North
State Street, Chicago, IL.

This is a 12 session, 2½ hour lesson course held on twelve Wednesday nights,
with a final exam held on the last night. The United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary requires that eligible students have successfully completed either the
U.S.C.G. Auxiliary basic Boating Skills and Seamanship class, Sailing
Fundamentals class or the equivalent of some other basic boating education class
in order to achieve the maximum benefit of this advanced class. Students will
receive a syllabus and overview of the ACN Class at the first session. The
class will cover various areas of advanced navigation.

Pre-Registration for this class is required. Parking in the Holy Name Cathedral
parking lot is included.

For further information, and to register, please contact Rosanne Turow at
312-437-0583

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