Table of Contents


Bad Weather/No Boat Activities


There will be times when bad weather, or a lack of resources, doesn’t permit on the water activity. Here are some topics which you can address. We have included references to these in the Lesson Plans as well.


Piloting & Rules of the Road • The Compass • Taking Bearings • Duties of a Lookout • International Rules of the Road • Reading and using Charts • The Effect of Tides & Current


Aids to Navigation • Lighthouses • Buoys • Channel Markers • Lights for ships & sailing vessels


Safety • Use of the Radio • Coast Guard Stations • How “EPIRB” works • Boat First Aid Kits • Safety equipment aboard • Types of Anchors & Anchoring


Weather • Weather Bulletins & Signals • Reading Clouds & Waves


Knots • The Bowline (most used) • The Clove Hitch (most used) • Half Hitch • Cleat Hitch • Double Bowline • Whipping a Line End • Standard Marine Distress Signals


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