Next course Sept. 2012 - dates TBA
CPS Members: $160
Non-members: $180

It is REQUIRED that you complete an "On-Line" registration, or advise the Training Officer at least one week before the course starts if you plan to attend this course. Your advance registration is required so that we may be sure to have sufficient materials available for everyone in the class. The balance of the registration process will be completed at 18:30 (6:30 PM) on the first night of class.

Junior Navigator is the first of a two-part program of study in offshore (open coast) navigation. It is designed as a practical, how-to course using GPS for offshore navigation with sun sight taking using a sextant as a backup technique. The more advanced techniques for other celestial bodies and sights are for study in the subsequent Navigation Course.

JN subject matter includes: basic concepts of celestial navigation; how to use the mariner's sextant to take sights of the sun; the importance and techniques of accurate time determination; use of the Nautical Almanac: how to reduce sights to establish lines of position (LOPs); and the use of GPS, special charts, plotting sheets and other navigational data for offshore positioning and passage planning.