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Complete Coastal Navigation Course (ASA105) taught online in a live webinar on three Saturdays by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 70,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing plus extensive coastal cruising.
Course includes basic chart reading and interpretation, plotting techniques, compass reading corrections, bearings, fixes, running fixes, relative bearings, current vector corrections, chart symbols and publications such as Charts and Chart Catalogs, Coast Pilot, Light List, Tide and Current Tables, Notices to Mariners, Navigation Rules and much more. See Webinar Setup below. Included:
Note: All of the topics are covered in the books or in class, but the Lectures DVDs are very useful as they are directly coordinated with the books. We highly recommend using them as a learning resource and for review and repetition. Many people no longer have computers with DVD players, however an external DVD player can easily be found on Amazon, or at other electronic stores, for $20-$25. Search for “external DVD drive for Windows or Mac." Just make sure that the interface (eg: USB/USB-C) works with your computer. Also, our YouTube Playlist for this course includes video solutions to several of the key homework questions at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDjZqs-Y1cMygVLAMvBIlYeFOs-x9Xtte Register for ASA105 Navigation Class
Class lecture DVDs fill the gap between the full length
Online Coastal Navigation Course and the independent Home Study Coastal
Navigation Course. They can be used to augment study for those taking the
Home Study or Online courses, or can be used as a refresher for anyone
needing to brush up on basic coastal navigation principles. These DVDs cover the primary Chapters 1 through 7 of
ASA’s Coastal Navigation &
Piloting #13 text,
and are captured from actual classroom sessions including audio stream and
video graphics, which have been edited for smoothness and clarity. And, they
can be used either with or without the textbook. Total running time of this two-disc DVD set is five
hours, and the DVDs can be played on a PC, MAC, DVD player or TV with DVD
player. Price: $85.00 plus shipping & handling
Complete Celestial Navigation Course (ASA107) taught online in a live webinar on three Saturdays by Captain Tom Tursi, a USCG Licensed Ocean Master with over 70,000 miles of blue water ocean sailing using celestial navigation. See Webinar Setup below.
Course includes celestial navigation theory and terminology, demonstration of the sextant and other instruments used in ocean navigation, ocean charts and plotting sheets, log keeping and dead reckoning plotting methods, celestial shooting techniques, calculation procedures for the Sun, Moon, Planets and Stars, noon sights, Polaris calculations, locating stars and planets, compass calibration using the Sun, estimated positions, current vectors, running fixes and more. Included:
Register for ASA107 Navigation Class
We will conduct this online class using the Go To Meeting Webinar format where there will be on-screen and audio interaction between Instructor and Students very much like occurs in an actual classroom setting. Online Software: We'll conduct this online class using a Go-To-Meeting Webinar format with on-screen and audio interaction between Instructor and Students very much like occurs in an actual classroom setting. After you register for this course and prior to the first course date, you can receive assistance, if needed, from our office staff in setting up the Go- To- Meeting software on your computer.
You do not
need to have a Go-To-Meeting subscription to attend this class. You do, however, need a cable modem, DSL or better Internet connection.
Refer to System
Requirements for hardware and software for various platforms.
Fees: Course materials cover basic chart reading and interpretation, plotting techniques, compass reading corrections, bearings, fixes, running fixes, relative bearings, current vector corrections, chart symbols and reference publications such as Charts and Chart Catalogs, Coast Pilot, Light List, Tide and Current Tables, Notices to Mariners, Navigation Rules and much more. ASA105 Coastal Navigation Certification included upon successful completion. Included at $350 Fee:
Register for ASA105 Home Study
Fee: $350 Course materials cover celestial navigation theory and terminology, demonstration of the sextant and other instruments used in ocean navigation, ocean charts and plotting sheets, log keeping and dead reckoning plotting methods, celestial shooting techniques, calculation procedures for the Sun, Moon, Planets and Stars, noon sights, Polaris calculations, locating stars and planets, compass calibration using the Sun, estimated positions, current vectors, running fixes and more. ASA107 Celestial Navigation Certification included upon successful completion. Included:
Register for ASA107 Home Study
When you are ready to take your ASA Certification exam, notify us and we'll send testing materials and instructions to your home. This is an open book written exam. We'll grade the exam and return results to you, and process the ASA certification. See more details below under course administration. When you are ready to take the ASA exam, you may complete it at home. There is no time limit between when you begin your home-study and when you take the exam. We will send the exam package directly to you by USPS Priority Mail in advance of your test day. Please email us when you are ready to take the exam.
You will have a maximum of ten days from when you receive your
exam to when you mail it back to us. We recommend completing
the exam in one sitting with a break for lunch if necessary. The test
typically takes 3 to 5 hours For ASA105 and 5 to 7 hours for
ASA107, but there is no time limit while taking the test. There will be a postage-ready mailer in the test package for
return of the test. Please package your test materials in the
mailer and put it in your mailbox for pick up, or deliver it
directly to the post office. Remember to include your ASA Logbook
in the package to have it signed if you pass the exam with a grade
of 80% or more. If you do not pass the exam with a score of 80%, you may re-test as many times as needed. There is a $200 fee for each re-test to cover administrative costs, grading and shipping.
Fee: $250 If you feel that you have adequate knowledge of either the Coastal Navigation or Celestial Navigation subject matter, you may sit for the exam without purchase of the applicable Home Study package. This is an open book exam that you can take at home. The fee includes testing, grading, and shipping of the test materials both ways, as well as ASA certification upon successfully passing the exam. No books or other materials are included with this option
When we receive your registration, we'll send you the course
materials listed above. The navigation chart will be rolled and shipped
in a tube to avoid creasing, except for international shipping where it
will be folded.
As you work through the materials, if you have a specific question, you may email your questions and we will respond either by e-mail or phone, whichever is appropriate, at no charge. More extensive private online tutoring is offered at $80.00 per hour. Students will need to separately purchase plotting tools for the ASA105 and ASA107 courses and exam including: • Parallel rules If you have questions preparing for your exam or during the exam, email
your question to office@mdschool.com or
call (410) 639 7030.
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