Teaching PWC Navigation & Chart Work

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Charts - representation of land, shallows, deep water, hazards, direction & distance

Briefly Cover:

• Chart Name / Area
• Year of print (is it current enough?)
• Colours
• Depth
• Scale
• Compass Rose
• Symbols (Hazards, Buoyage, Useful Items: Fuel, Slipways, Toilets, Water/Taps for flushing etc)
• Land Marks

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Buoyage

Briefly Cover: 

• What to avoid ! 
• Big Buoys = Big Craft, Little Buoys = Little Craft
• Channels
• Lateral, Cardinal, Special, Danger & Wreck Marks

CAN:

• Follow a planned route, identifying buoys and landmarks

Cover: 

• Planning & Considerations when creating a route plan
• Application of a route plan
• Get your students to take it turns identifying the route to travel and carrying it out. 

There is no requirement in the syllabus for your students to 'create' a route plan / passage or pilotage plan so rather than doing this have a 'pre-prepared' one for the operating area. If they want to learn how to do it themselves recommend the RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course

CAN:

• Use a compass to aid navigation

Cover (Afloat): 

• Use a hand bearing compass to locate a mark / area you intend to travel to following the passage / pilotage plan