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A Community Devoted to the Preservation and Practice of Celestial Navigation and Other Methods of Traditional Wayfinding
From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2023 Apr 22, 12:12 -0700
MITAGS (the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies) has a 3-week course in celestial navigation.
"This course (MITAGS-114) is required by all Able Seamen upgrading to 500/1600/3rd Mate licenses as it satisfies the OICNW training requirements for Celestial Navigation. The course covers the most common forms of position fixing by celestial bodies. Subjects for this course include nautical astronomy, sextant, sight reductions, time of sunset, time of sunrise, and star identification. *Please note that this course was previously two weeks, but we have expanded to three weeks based on attendee feedback."
https://www.mitags.org/course/celestial-navigation-operational-level/
"MITAGS continues the tradition of providing practical, high-quality maritime apprenticeships, and continuing education programs. The schools’ develop standard and custom courses for ship operators, pilot organizations, the armed forces, and professional mariners. The Schools’ watchkeeping assessment programs (Navigation Skills Assessment Program – NSAP®), and the Work Boat Academy Apprenticeships have received international recognition."
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Paul Hirose
sofajpl.com
