Most boaters are already environmentally conscious, because every aspect of boating – fair winds, sunshine and sparkling, clean water – seems to go hand in hand. However, if you are a boater who hasn’t given much thought to your effect on the environment, the Enviro Boater Guide should provide some interesting reading.

The aim of this book is not to provide an exhaustive course on all of the intricate details and operation of the versatile Global Positioning System. Rather, it is written to help the new users of one of the many hand-held gps receivers, which are becoming more and more common in daily life, go out and get back safely to their point of departure from a familiar place. In it we hope you will find the information and explanations that are usually missing from the operators’ manuals and glossy brochures of the market place.

GPS is one of the technical marvels of the “space age” that has put exceptional positioning accuracy into the hands of anyone who will take the short time needed to learn about its pros and cons. We will try to help you do just that. You will find simple explanations of the system which makes GPS so effective as a navigation and location aid. We will suggest methods of extracting the maximum navigational and safety information from your equipment. We hope that the increased confidence of safely navigating “in the bush” or “on the water” will surprise you, and perhaps help you bring home the one that didn’t get away.

Enjoy the experience!   

GPS is one of the technical marvels of the space age which has put exceptional accuracy into the hands of anyone who will take the short time needed to learn about its pros and cons. Within this course you will find simple explanations of the system which makes GPS so effective as a navigational aid, and methods of extracting the maximum navigational information from your equipment. Improved position information, course planning and real time speed/direction data improves your boating safety and cruise enjoyment but reduces transit time and fuel consumption.

Take the opportunity to attend Navigating with GPS. The results may surprise you.

Depth Sounders have evolved into compact electronic aids that allow you to determine a great deal of information about the seabed beneath your boat. They are at once a safety device, a navigational guide, a method of determining the makeup of the bottom, and a view of fish and plant life. We will look at the history and development of depth sounders, the various types of units available today, and discuss how they are best used. By understanding their principles of operation and the purposes of the different features, you will be able to select the unit that best fits your needs and pocketbook.

All types of boaters; recreational, sport fishermen and commercial, can benefit from depth sounders. We hope this short course will be of value to you.   

Time (both videos: 60 minutes