Education Plan

Fall Semester Weekly Classroom Topics:

1. Man-Overboard
2. Radio Communications
3. Navigation
4. Safety at Sea
5. Offshore Medical
6. Log-Keeping & Watch-Keeping
7. Engine Maintenance

Spring Semester Weekly Classroom Topics:

1. Weather-Routing
2. Anchoring & Towing
3. Maintenance at Sea
4. Nutrition & Sleep
5. Abandon Ship
6. Rules of the Road
7. Lights at Night

US Sailing Online Offshore Safety-at-Sea Course: $85, 10 chapters, ~10 hours

1. Weather-Routing
2. Anchoring & Towing
3. Maintenance at Sea
4. Nutrition & Sleep
5. Abandon Ship
6. Rules of the Road
7. Lights at Night

Weather Video Series – Cruising Club of America:

1. Welcome (5:53)
2. Introduction to Weather – Prof. Frank Bohlen – UConn (20:10)
3. Marine Weather Fundamentals – Ken McKinley (1:18:14)
4. The 500 mb Surface – Lee Chesneau (49:46)
5. Ocean Currents, Waves, and Sea State – Prof. Frank Bohlen – UConn (46:17)
6. Ocean Forecasting: The Process and Products – Joseph Sienkiewicz – NOAA (44:06)
7. Communications for Weather – Joseph Corenman (41:13)
8. Navigator’s Weather Watch – Ralph Naranjo (54:19)
9. Weather Windows and Weather Routing – Ken Campbell (43:39)
10. Round Table Panel Discussion – Moderator Prof. Frank Bohlen (1:06:02)