bearings & fixes
plotting courses
chart reading
variation
deviation
"dead" reckoning
using compasses
navigating in fog
tide and current
GPS & Radar
set and drift
the pelorus
relative bearings
aids to navigation


 
Start Navigatingsm emphasizes the indispensable traditional skills, and also shows how modern electronics (while no substitute) can often make life easier "on the road."  Numerous practice problems, a few in each class and the rest at home, will give you a very solid foundation to build on while out boating.