MEMBER ADVANCED COURSES, ELECTIVES, and SEMINARS (see descriptions)

The Education Office is pleased to announce the following membership offers.

All these course will be offered Monday or Tuesday nights at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31 Rowe Blvd, Annapolis MD 21401.
Registration can be done through the ASPS Hotline: 410-263-8777 opt. 2. After the message, speak slowly and clearly to leave the following information:
" The course name and starting date
" Your name
" Phone number
" Email address

Someone will contact you as soon as possible.

You may also register by e-mail at michaelm_aacps@hotmail.com. Questions can always be directed to Michael Maszczenski by phone at 410-643-5666.

Starting September 8, 2009
Weather - Cost $75.00 - Class limited to 16
USPS Weather. eight chapters designed to be taught in a 10-session course.
For a full description goto
http://www.usps.org/national/eddept/wx/main.htm#description

September 14, 2009
Junior Navigation (JN) Cost $80.00 - Class limited to 16
Taught in 10-14 sessions
Junior Navigation is the first of a two-part program of study in offshore (open coast) navigation. It is designed as a practical, how-to-course. Subject matter includes: basic concepts of celestial navigation; how to use the mariner's sextant to take sights of the sun; the importance and techniques of accurate time determination; use of the Nautical Almanac; how to reduce sights to establish lines of position (LOPs); and the use of special charts, plotting sheets and other navigational data for offshore positioning and passage planning.

Spring 2010

Spring Courses will start during January dates to be announced.

Sail (Sa) 101 & 102 - cost $45.00 - Class limited to 16
Sa101 - Introduction to Sail - This course teaches basic elements of sailing, including terminology; sailboat rigs & sail plans; boat design & hull types; sails, standing & running rigging; boat, true, & apparent wind; leaving & returning to dock; sailing upwind & downwind; marlinespike for sailors; basic sailing rules. Sa102 - Advanced Sail - This course teaches forces, stability and balance; sail trim; tuning a rig; steering & helmsmanship; spinnaker handling; heavy weather sailing; survival in storm conditions; safety procedures; racing & race management; complete navigation rules for sailing vessels.

Piloting (P) - -Cost $55.00 Student Kit $24.20 - Class limited to 16
Piloting is the first of the navigational classes focusing on techniques for piloting a boat in coastal and inland conditions. The course emphasizes planning and checking along with the use of GPS for determining position, and introduces digital charting along with traditional charting, compass and dead reckoning skills. Plotting, labeling, use of the compass, aids to navigation and a host of related topics are included in this all-new approach to coastal and inland piloting. This course uses the 4x15 plotter and dividers, which must be ordered separately.