Online Zoom
19 Mar 2022 to 20 Mar 2022 0930h-1200h
Members $115 / Non-Members $130
nanaimo@bluewatercruising.org
Spend two mornings with Kevin Monahan learning how to use radar from the guy who literally wrote the book. After completion of this seminar, participants will be able to set up their radar for maximum results and interpret the display under a variety of conditions. Participants will learn simple techniques to:
- Identify landmasses, other vessels, and transient targets
- Use radar effectively for collision avoidance
- Understand the new generation of AIS and integrated radar systems which combine chart and radar technology
- Manage and understand the issues inherent in modern integrated navigation systems; and
- Recognize and compensate for rain and sea clutter, interference, and side-lobe echoes
Course Format
Each two hour Zoom presentation will be followed by ½ hour of questions. Register for the course and we’ll send the Zoom link to you a couple of days ahead of time.
About the Instructor
Kevin Monahan is a retired Canadian Coast Guard officer, with more than 20 years navigating the British Columbia coast as a patrol vessel captain. He has also worked on fishing boats, ferries, and coastal transports. Retiring from public service in 2012, Kevin now splits his time between publishing (Ports and Passes, Local Knowledge: A Skipper’s Reference (Tacoma to Ketchikan), The Radar Book, etc.) and teaching nautical subjects to commercial and recreational mariners. In 2013, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Registration includes The Radar Book: Effective Navigation and Collision Avoidance.
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