DAY SKIPPER PRECOURSE READING MATERIAL

Thank you for booking with Endeavour Sailing for your Day Skipper Course and the
following literature has been designed to help you remember (they are not intended
to be a comprehensive teaching tool) the key topics you will need to know to make
the most of your week practical course.

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 NAVIGATION

TIDES

TIDE TABLE
GMT

0456 5.8 m HW Range

18 1205 1.7 m LW
4.1
metres
TH
1727 5.9 m

Tidal Heights (local standard ports or secondary ports)

TIDAL HEIGHTS - DEFINITIONS

Charted Elevation Vertical Clearance

HAT

MHWS
MHWN

Depth of water
MLWN
MLWS
Drying
height
Chart Datum
Charted depth
(sounding)

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Tidal Streams (calculated from the reference port)

TIDAL DIAMONDS & DATUMS

3 hours before HW

Springs
2.9 kn
Neaps
1.5 kn
Stream setting
towards 318(T)

TIDAL STREAM ATLAS

4 hours after
HW PORTSMOUTH

Atlas gives
Direction & Rate
of tidal stream for
each hour

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Dead reckoning, Estimated Position and Course To Steer

DEAD RECKONING (DR)

The DR is deduced from:

1. Course steered (taken from the Compass)
2. Distance run (from the distance Log)

DR
) 0900
Fix 7 0°(T + 31.3M
r a ck 0
0800 er T s
25.1M Wat mile
n 6.2
u
ce r
tan
Di s

ESTIMATED POSITION (EP)

DR Deduced from
Log and Compass
DR
Distance
0900
Run 6.2M °(T) +
Fix
ck 070 31.3M
r a
0800 er T
25.1M Wat Tidal Stream

.
Ground Track 090°(T) Estimated
Speed over ground 7.2 kn Position
(No leeway)
0900
31.3M

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 COURSE TO STEER (CTS)

Tidal Stream
150°(T)
EP
0800
25.1M Ground Track
.

r ack
Tidal er T
Stream Wat

Buoyage

LATERAL AND OTHER BUOYAGE

KEEP TO PORT OR STARBOARD

Port Hand Starboard Hand

Any R except (2 + 1) Any G except (2 + 1)

MARKS CAN BE BUOYS OR ON POSTS

COLOUR DEFINES PURPOSE
Safe Water Special Marks
Iso, Occ, Yellow, rhythm not
L Fl 10s or Mo(A) used for white lights

Direction
of
Buoyage
Preferred Channel Preferred Channel
to Stbd Fl (2 + 1)R to Port Fl (2 + 1)G

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 CARDINAL BUOYS AND ISOLATED
DANGER

Continuous
Flashing

Safe DANGER
Safe
Water Water
9 Flashes 3 Flashes
2 Flashes

6 Short + 1 Long

CHECK LIST

Do I know how to:

o Tie my knots

o Plot my position using Latitude and Longitude

o Plot my position using bearings and distance

o Convert from True North to Magnetic and Compass factoring in Variation and
Deviation

o Calculate tidal heights

o Calculate tidal streams

o Calculate my Estimated Position and Course To Steer

o Prepare a pilotage plan, what are the buoys?

o Prepare a passage plan

o Understand the Collision regulations and the lights on vessels.

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