This hands-on seminar will teach you the fundamentals of electronic navigation and safe, efficient route planning. Students will have full access to Aqua Map charts, overlays, and Pro Features on their own tablet or smartphone! (ios v13.0 or later, Android v8.0 or later)
You’ll learn how to read and interpret electronic charts, create waypoints, and plot a route manually or automatically. Then, apply tides and tidal currents to your chart. You’ll overlay satellite imagery, paper charts, Waterway Guide detail, and cruiser-sourced ActiveCaptain information. Finally, you’ll learn to overlay and interpret wind, wave and ocean current forecasts to assist in making routing and departure decisions.
After stepping through features, principles, and best practices, we’ll put it all together in a realistic route-planning exercise. You’ll have access to Aqua Map charts and features for several weeks after the course to continue practicing, and a discount for your first year of subscription.
The skills you learn in this class can be applied to many navigation apps and multi-function display units.
