Course Downloads

Nomad Sailing has provided students with downloadable course material to assist your with your course. In order to access this material you will need Adobe Reader software.

To the right of this article you will find an image link that will take you to the Adobe website if you DO NOT have the Adobe Reader software, where you will be able to download it and install it on your computer. Adobe will ask you to register the software for future updates.

Day Skipper (Week One) includes:

Introduction : Latitude, longitude. Navigational terms. True bearings and courses. Charts. Navigational publications. Chart corrections. Use of plotters and dividers.

Visual aids to navigation : Systems of Buoyage. Lighthouses, beacons and light characteristics.

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Day Skipper (Week Two) includes:

Compass : Application of variation. Compass Check. Swinging the Compass. Use of the hand bearing compass. Deviation

Position Fixing : Sources of position lines. Potential accuracy of fixing methods. 3 point fix.

Tides Part 1 : Tidal definitions levels and datum. Use of tide tables. Calculating heights at standard ports. Use of the tidal curve.

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Day Skipper (Week Three) includes:

Tidal Streams : Use of tidal stream atlases and diamonds for chartwork.

Chartwork 1 : Dead Reckoning and Estimated Position.

Collision Regulations 1 : Steering and Sailing Rules. Day Shapes.

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Day Skipper (Week Four) includes:

Chartwork 2 : Calculating Course to Steer (CTS)

Meteorology 1 : Sea State, Wind, Clouds, Basic Weather Systems

Collision Regulations 2 : Lights, Sounds

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Day Skipper (Week Five) includes:

Meteorology 2 : Forecasts, Fog, Fog Navigation

GPS : Use of Waypoints and GPS Functions

Anchoring : Types of Anchor, Where to anchor, tripping lines.

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Day Skipper (Week Six) includes:

Electronic Charts : Use of electronic charts inc CTS

Secondary Ports : Calculating time and height of tide by interpolation

Ropework : Properties of Synthetic Rope. Knots

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Yachtmaster (Week One) includes:

Chartwork Revision : Datum, Position, Course, Distance, Buoyage

Compass : causes and application of variation and deviation

Symbols : Chartwork symbols

 

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.

Yachtmaster (Week Two) includes:

Position Fixing :Use of position lines, 3 pt fix, Dipping/Rising Heights, Transits and Soundings

GPS : use for fixing, clearing bearings,waypoints, limitations

Tidal Streams : Calculating direction and interpolated rates

Estimated Position : Basic plot

 

To View the File, Click Once and wait. Download time approx 30 seconds on DSL connection. Note this is a large File and will take a long time to download on a slow connection. We are working to improve this time.