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All Members wanting to take any of these courses need to contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II so that Course Material will be available for you.  AUXNAV is done in conjunction with our Advanced Coastal Navigation Course.  It is not offered as a separate member only course.

To find what course is being offered, and when, click on the course title link below and it will take you to a block about that course.  You can return to the listing to check on another course by clicking on "Return To List Menu"  link below each block or scroll down the page to see the rest of the blocks.  

 

If there is no date or a day in the date column then that course is not being offered at the present time or the near future.   Month and year are left so the FSO/MT will know when it was last given and to help membership know about when to expect it again.  Instructor names on these pages with no date are there to help FSO/MT know who last taught that course and chapter.

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  AUXCOM Course (Auxiliary Communications)

For more information contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II

Date

 Chapter Instructor Time Place
1/00/2011 Chapters 1 Basic Radiotelephone Systems & Theory F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 2 Voluntarily Installed Radiotelephone Station Regulations

Chapter 3 Calling and Answering Procedures

 F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 4 Distress, Urgency, Safety Messages

Chapter 5 Auxiliary Communications Systems

 F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapters 6 Messages

 Chapter 7 Radiotelephone Log

F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 8 Coast Guard Communications

Chapter 9 Radio Direction Finding

  F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 10 Rescue-21

Chapter 11 Staff Officer Responsibilities 

F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Exam B. Thompson 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland

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  AUXNAV Course (Auxiliary Navigation)

For more information contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II

Course is at Southern Maine Community College - Hildredth 101 at 1900

Dates

2012

 Review  1st Hour

Chapter - Description

Review

Classroom Lecture  2nd Hour

Chapter - Description

Instructor

Jan 17

Welcome Aboard

Dave Olney

Tools and charts  for this course

Dan Abbott

Robyn Fink

Jan 24

1 - Introduction to Coastal Navigation

Robyn Fink  

1 - Introduction to Coastal Navigation

Robyn Fink

Jan 31

1 - Introduction to Coastal Navigation

Robyn Fink

2 -The Compass

Robyn Fink

 

Feb 7

 

3 - The Nautical Chart

4 - Navigator’s Tools and Instruments

  Dan Abbott

5- Dead Reckoning

  Dan Abbott

Feb 14

5- Dead Reckoning

  Dan Abbott

 6 - Piloting

  Dan Abbott

Feb 21

6 - Piloting

Dave Olney

Review Chapters 1-6

Dave Olney

Feb 28

Basic Coastal Navigation Test

Dave Olney

 

7 - Current Sailing

  Dan Abbott

Mar 6

7 - Current Sailing

  Dan Abbott

7 - Current Sailing

  Dan Abbott   

Mar 13

8 - Tides and Tidal Currents

Arn Heggers

8 - Tides and Tidal Currents

Arn Heggers

Mar 20

10 - Reference Publications

Steve Shane

11 - Fuel and Voyage Planning

Steve Shane

Mar 27

 9 - Radionavigation

Dave Olney

9 - Radionavigation

Dave Olney

Apr 3

9 - Radionavigation

Dave Olney

Course Review

Dave Olney

Apr 10

ADVANCED Coastal Navigation Test

 FC & All Instructors

Certificate Of Completion

 FC & All Instructors

Apr 17

Makeup Examination Starts Time to be Announced

Dave Olney

 

  

Chapter 12: Reflections - is a home study chapter.

 

 

 

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  AUXPAT Course (Auxiliary Patrols)

For more information contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II
Date Chapter Instructor Time Place
11/00/11 Chapter 1  B Thompson 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 2 R.  Robichaud 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 3 F. Egan 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 4 C. Corey 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 5  S. Shane 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Test Prep / Study Group   1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Exam B. Thompson 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland

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  AUXSAR Course (Auxiliary Search and Rescue)

For more information contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II
Date Chapter Instructor Time Place
1/00/07 Chapters 1 &2 . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 3 Part 1 . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 3 Part 2 . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 3 Part 3 . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapters 4 Part 1  . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapters 4 Part 2  . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 5  . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapters 6 & Practical's . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Exam . 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland

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  AUXSEA Course (Auxiliary Seamanship)

For more information contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II
Date Chapter Instructor Time Place
2/28/08 Chapters 1 & 2 B. Thompson /  R. Powell 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 3 & 4 B. Thompson / D. Robichaud 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 5, 6 & 7   1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 8 J. Stedman 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 9 & 10 G. Sturgess 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Exam B. Thompson 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland

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   AUXWEA Course (Auxiliary Weather)

For more information http://www.cgaux.org/training/AUXWEA.html or 

contact FSO/MT David L. Drake II

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Date Chapter Instructor Time Place
03/00/11 Chapter 1 D. Drake 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 2 S. Shane 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 3 D. Olney 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 4 G. Sturgess 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 5 F. Leavitt 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 5 F. Leavitt 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 6 S. Polans 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 7   F. Leavitt 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Chapter 8 R. Robichaud 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland
  Exam Brad Thompson 1900 Classroom Base S. Portland

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