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Piloting Prerequisite; Boating Course This course provides the theoretical knowledge on handling a boat in rough weather, and to deal with emergency situations. It offers new skills in coastal navigation and marlin spike seamanship. Some areas reviewed are:- Relative Bearings; running fixes;effects of current &    leeway.			ADVANCED PILOTING Prerequisite; Piloting Course Advanced coastal navigation principles will enable you to know where you are at all times. Determining a boats position by using landmarks and navigational aids; allowing for current and leeway; tides and tidal currents. Some areas reviewed are:-Steering & timing a course; additional chart work; tides & tidal currents; electronic navigational aids; introduction to the sextant				CELESTIAL NAVIGATION Prerequisite; Advanced piloting This course applies the science of cartography and astronomy to set a course and determine a position at sea. Some areas reviewed are:- Using a sextant; the Nautical Almanac; sites and site reduction by formula or scientific calculator; the Pilot & Great Circle Charts; & much more.