District II Quebec City-Les Escoumins - Transports Canada

TRAINING OUTLINE
Skill 1 Planning the passage into the marine district Duration: 120 h
Module 1
Passage plan
Component 3 At the conclusion of training, the candidate will be capable of Duration: 36 h
indicating visual aid information on the chart.
Training environment
In the classroom and independently:
• using conventional and electronic charts;
• using legend chart and documentation for the marine district, List of Lights, buoys and fog
signals;
• using plotting instruments.
CONTENT
1. Buoy and beacon system used in the marine
district.
2. Types of fixed and floating aids recorded on
charts:
– principal lights, clearance marks, buoys,
beacons, facilities, and objects indicating
a passage free of obstacles to navigation;
– visual aids indicating shallow waters;
– known natural leading lines and manmade
leading lines.
3. Location, features, and range of
navigational aids.
4. Calculating distances between visual aids
and course made good.
5. Danger bearings:
– locate existing bearings on the chart;
– calculate other danger bearings;
– calculate safe bearings.
SUGGESTED METHODS
Instructor
• Generate interest with an exercise testing
candidates’ knowledge. For example,
identify on the marine district chart lesserknown
visual aid symbols or identify visual
aids by category, etc.
• Introduce module and alternate with
practical exercises. Gradually increase level
of complexity to aid memorization.
• A video presenting the various visual aids in
the marine district would be a good training
tool.
Candidates
• Study buoy and beacon system and principal
fixed aids using charts and technical
documentation.
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