Coastal Navigation & Piloting - ASA 105

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q - Has the Coastal Navigation Exam changed?
A - At this time there is not a change to the exam.

Q - Can I order just the textbook?
A - ASA is providing the Coastal Navigation & Piloting resources as a package and cannot be broken up.

Q - I teach Coastal Navigation.  Do you have an outline?
A - We recommend that you use the Table of Contents listed on pages iii through v of the Coastal Navigation and Piloting book as a course outline and follow the time sequence given in the Instructor's Guide Download pdf file    
 
Q - Is this package enough to learn Coastal Navigation without attending a course?
A - Yes, Coastal Navigation & Piloting is designed as a tool for home study or as a guide for classroom instruction where many subjects can be explained in greater detail.  It does include the Training Chart 1210Tr which is also provided to the schools in their packets. This is facilitated by three DVD Videos available through ASA .

Chapter 2 Internet Homework Guidelines

PAGE 2-4, QUESTION #11: Answer the following questions from the internet:

    a. What is the USCG Light List Volume Number applicable to the St Croix River in Maine _____; the Econfina River in Florida ----_____; and the Great Lakes _____.

    b. What is the NGA List of Lights Volume Number applicable to Greenland _____; the Red Sea _____; and the Baltic Sea _____.

    c. What is the Pub Number of the Atlas of Pilot Charts for the South Atlantic Ocean _____; the South Pacific Ocean _____; and the Indian Ocean _____.

    d. What is the Pub Number of the Sailing Directions Enroute for the Southwest Coast of Africa _______; the Western Mediterranean _______; and Nova Scotia ________.

    e. What is the Pub Number of the Sailing Directions Planning Guides for the Pacific Ocean _______ and Antarctica ___________.

Proceed as follows:

1.    Go to http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime/  This brings you to the NGA home page. Select Publications from the left hand menu.

2.    This brings up the Nautical Publications page. In the Menu Options drop down box, select the publication needed as follows:

 - For question 11a scroll down and select USCG Light List. This brings you to a list of Light List volumes. Choose Volume I for St Croix River, Volume III for Econfina River, and Volume VII for Great Lakes.

- For question 11b scroll to and select NGA List of Lights. This brings you a list of volumes for the List of Lights. Choose Volume 110 for Greenland, Volume 112 for Red Sea, and Volume 116 for Baltic Sea.

- For question 11c scroll to and select Atlas of Pilot Charts. This brings you to a list of Pilot Chart volumes. Choose Pub Number 105 for the South Atlantic Ocean, Pub Number 107 for the South Pacific Ocean, and Pub Number 109 for the Indian Ocean.

- For question 11d scroll to and select Sailing Directions. This brings you to a list of Sailing Directions Enroute volumes. Choose Pub Number 123 for the Southwest Coast of Africa, Pub Number 131 for the Western Mediterranean, and Pub Number 145 for Nova Scotia.

- For question 11e stay on the same page as the above and scroll further down to Sailing Directions Planning Guides and choose Pub Number 120 for the pacific Ocean and Pub Number 200 for Antarctica.

PAGE 2-5, QUESTION #12: Locate the NOAA chart for Cape Cod Bay, and determine its chart number and scale.

Proceed as follows:

1.    Go to http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/OnLineViewer.html and select Atlantic Coast. This will bring up a table of chart numbers and titles. Type "Control F" and a dialog box will appear on screen. Type "Cape Cod Bay" and you find a list for Chart 13246 with scale a of 1 to 80,000.

2.    NOAA sometimes changes their website pages. In the event that the link in step 1 does not work, Google "noaa chart viewer" to find the the correct NOAA page.

 
PAGE 2-5, QUESTION #13: Determine the title and scale of NOAA Chart #411

Proceed as follows:

1.    Google "NOAA Chart 411"   This will give a list of links. Choose http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/411.shtml and a chart will appear on screen. Zoom in and read  the title "Gulf of Mexico" and scale "1 to 2,160,000"

2.    NOAA sometimes changes their website pages. In the event that the link in step 1 does not work, Google "noaa dole" or "noaa dates of latest edition" to find the the correct NOAA page.    

References on the Internet

NOAA (National  Oceanic & Atmospheric  Administration)

-Home http://www.noaa.gov/

-Weather  Fax http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/marine.shtml

-Hurricane Tracking http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

-Weather Text http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/usamz.htm

-Wind Speed Graph... Refer  to C-Man Station List below for names and locations of buoys. Go to this  link and change the "chlv2" portion of the link to get another location... http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=chlv2&meas=wspd&uom=E

-Barometer... Same  instructions as for the above link  http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=chlv2&meas=wspd
 
-C-Man Station List http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/to_station.shtml 

-Chart numbers &  titles http://www.charts.noaa.gov/MCD/Dole.shtml

-Chart Viewer http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/OnLineViewer.html

-Catalogs http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/ccatalogs.htm

-Tide Predictions http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/tide_pred.html

-Current Predictions http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/curr_pred.html

-Ports Real Time System http://www.co-ops.nos.noaa.gov/ports.html


NGA (National  Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)

Home http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/maritime

Search  NGA site for:

-USCG Light List

-NGA List of Lights

-Pilot Charts

-Sailing Directions

-Magnetic Variation

-Sight Reduction Tables

-Compass Adjustment

-Log & Trig Calculator

-Celestial Navigation  Calculator

-Navigational Warnings

-Anti Shipping Activity  Messages

-Threats to Shipping

-Mobil Offshore Drilling Units


US  Coast Guard

Home http://www.uscg.mil/USCG.shtm

Search USCG site  for

-Navigation Rules

-COLREGS Demarcation Lines

-Notices to Mariners

-GPS Info

-Loran Info


Other  Government Agencies

-VHF Channels http://wireless.fcc.gov/marine/vhfchanl.html

-Code of Federal  Regulations http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

-Radio Technical  Commission for Maritime Service http://www.rtcm.org/ 

-Chart Agents http://www.naco.faa.gov/Agents.asp 

-Cloud Types http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml

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