BSPS Skipper Saver

Bellevue Sail and Power Squadron
a unit of District 16 of the United States Power Squadrons ®

Boating is fun ... we'll show you how

Radar

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The seminar will present Radar basics, including echos, operator controls, operator basics, collision avoidance, and navigation. It will assist the user with reflected echos, landmasses, and structures. Included will be

	stand-alone and integrated systems
	good and bad targets
	isolated and multiple returns and their interpretations
	radar reflectors with optimum mounting
	operator controls such as heading, range, sea clutter, rain, fast time constants to reduce rain or snow returns
	interference rejection
	electronic bearing lines
	variable range markers will also be covered
	collision avoidance including sweep to sweep monitoring, target tails, guard zones and MARPA (mini automated radar plotting aids) which can give closest point of approach (CPA) and and time to CPA
	navigation techniques dealing with LOPs by finding azimuth and distance from an object

The seminar will stress PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE in good weather.

This course can be taken by members of USPS and the public by signing up on our web site. Contact our Squadron Educational Officer with questions.

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