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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=80 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="800" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="13032220.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="34" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="685"><div> <B>Advanced Courses</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="12f2f200.gif" border=0 width="47" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 14 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nelson Power and Sail Squadron"><U><B>Home |</B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsleter Front Page"><U><B>Newsletter</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="squadron.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nelson Squadron"><U><B>Squadron</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="bridge.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bridge Officers"><U><B>Officers |</B></U></A><B>  </B><A HREF="training.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><U><B>Training</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="port_captains.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Port Captains Roster"><U><B>Port Cap'n</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="guest_book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Visitors Page"><U><B>Visitors</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="ferry.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kootenay Lake Ferry"><U><B>KL Ferry</B></U></A><B> |  </B><A HREF="lake_level.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kootenay Lake Level"><U><B>KL Level </B></U></A><B>| </B><A HREF="http://nelson.cps-ecp.org/charts" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://nelson.cps-ecp.org/charts"><U><B>KL Charts </B></U></A><B>| </B><A HREF="nelson.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discover Nelson"><U><B>Nelson</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="weather.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nelson Weather Forecast"><U><B>Weather</B></U></A><B> |</B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINKS"><U><B> Links</B></U></A><B>   </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> back to  <A HREF="training.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training"><U><B>Training</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="640" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#9999CC > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#9999CC HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="13032220.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="34" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#9999CC WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#9999CC WIDTH="499"><div> <B>TRAINING</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#9999CC WIDTH="0"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="39" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="0" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#9999CC><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="12f2f200.gif" border=0 width="47" height="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="738" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#000066 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="-2"><div> Advanced Courses</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=9 BGCOLOR=#000066><NOBR><div> <A HREF="courses.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPS Courses"><U>CPS Courses</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CPS Boating Course"><U>CPS Boating Course</U></A>   |   <B>Advanced Courses</B>   |   <A HREF="boatpro43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BoatPro"><U>BoatPro</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=18 COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#FFCCB2 HEIGHT= 1 WIDTH="211"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1c07f7c0.gif" border=0 width="127" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Piloting</div> <div> <I>Prerequisite; Boating Course</I></div> <div> This course provides the theoretical knowledge on handling a boat in rough </div> <div> weather, and to deal with emergency situations. It</div> <div> offers new skills in coastal navigation and marlin spike seamanship.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Some areas reviewed are:- Relative Bearings; running fixes;effects of current &    leeway.</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=18 WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=10 COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC WIDTH="241"><div> <I>ADVANCED PILOTING</I></div> <div> <I>Prerequisite; Piloting Course</I></div> <bR> <div> Advanced coastal navigation </div> <div> principles will enable you to know where you are at all times. Determining a boats position by</div> <div> using landmarks and navigational </div> <div> aids; allowing for current and </div> <div> leeway; tides and tidal currents.</div> <bR> <div> Some areas reviewed are:-Steering</div> <div> & timing a course; additional </div> <div> chart work; tides & tidal currents; electronic navigational aids; introduction to the sextant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=18 WIDTH="8"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="8" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=18 COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#FFCCB2 WIDTH="234"><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1bfc2a00.gif" border=0 width="194" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> CELESTIAL NAVIGATION</div> <div> <I>Prerequisite; Advanced piloting</I></div> <bR> <div> This course applies the science</div> <div> of cartography and astronomy to</div> <div> set a course and determine a </div> <div> position at sea.</div> <bR> <div> Some areas reviewed are:- Using</div> <div> a sextant; the Nautical Almanac; sites and site reduction by formula</div> <div> or scientific calculator; the Pilot & Great Circle Charts; & much more. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=8 COLSPAN=3 BGCOLOR=#FFFFCC><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1c2d8d80.gif" border=0 width="216" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=10 HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="714"><div> <A HREF="mailto:w.bevan@shaw.ca" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:w.bevan@shaw.ca"><U><IMG SRC="1e94b450.gif" border=0 width="75" height="69" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>