Navigating with GPS

Prerequisite:	Open to all - no prerequisite
Date:	TBA
Time:	1830 - 2100
Duration	1 night a week for 3 weeks
Location:	St. John Ambulance Centre on Dogwood St. at 2nd Avenue
Cost:	$75 - Includes manual and interactive CD
Instructor:	T B A
Contact: Training Officer	Ed Falstrem; 250 923-3333(w) 250 923-7398 (h)
Email the Commander	s.v.xoros@telus.net

GPS is one of the technical marvels of the space age which has put exceptional accuracy into the hands of anyone who will take the short time needed to learn about its pros and cons.

Within this course you will find simple explanations of the system which makes GPS so effective as a navigational aid, and as a tacking tutor for the sail boater.

The course now includes an interactive CD which you can install on your home computer to get the experience of just how the various pages can enhance your boating.

Take the opportunity to attend Navigating with GPS. The results may surprise you. Especially what the future holds, as the Russian Glonass and European Gallileo link up with the American Navsat system.

Course content: Electronic Navigation, Navigation Fundamentals, Global Positioning, Navigation Techniques, Other Uses for GPS Installation, Performance Evaluation of GPS Receiver

This course is now examinable

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