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[/cs_text][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”5″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”6″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”7″ ][/cs_element_layout_column][/cs_element_layout_row][/cs_element_section][cs_element_section _id=”8″ ][cs_element_layout_row _id=”9″ ][cs_element_layout_column _id=”10″ ][cs_element_layout_row_2 _id=”11″ ][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”12″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”13″ ][cs_content_seo]ASA 217\n\nBASIC CELESTIAL NAVIGATION INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION & OVERVIEW\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_layout_div _id=”14″ ][cs_element_button _id=”15″ ][cs_content_seo]Requirements – Successful Completion of the Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement Certification Exam\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_button _id=”16″ ][cs_content_seo]Authorized to Certify – Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement (Student Level – ASA 117)\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_div][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”17″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”18″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”19″ ][cs_content_seo]NECESSARY INSTRUCTOR LEVEL PREREQUISITES\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][/cs_element_layout_row_3][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”20″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”21″ ][cs_element_button _id=”22″ ][cs_content_seo]ASA 201Keelboat Sailing 1\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”23″ ][cs_element_button _id=”24″ ][cs_content_seo]ASA 203Coastal Cruising\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”25″ ][cs_element_button _id=”26″ ][cs_content_seo]ASA 205Coastal Navigation\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][/cs_element_layout_row_3][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”27″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”28″ ][cs_element_button _id=”29″ ][cs_content_seo]VIEW UPCOMING IN PERSON ASA 217 QUALIFICATION CLINICS\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][/cs_element_layout_row_3][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”30″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”31″ ][cs_element_button _id=”32″ ][cs_content_seo]ENROLL IN ONLINE ASA 217 INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION COURSE\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][/cs_element_layout_row_3][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”33″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”34″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”35″ ][cs_content_seo]ASA 217, Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement – ASA Instructor Online Course\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_button _id=”36″ ][cs_content_seo]REGISTER NOW\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_3][/cs_element_layout_row_3][cs_element_layout_div _id=”37″ ][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”38″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”39″ ][cs_element_layout_column_4 _id=”40″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”41″ ][cs_content_seo]COURSE CERTIFICATION & OVERVIEW\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”42″ ][cs_content_seo]The ASA 217 Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement course teaches the ability to apply basic celestial navigation theory and practice to determine latitude and longitude at sea using only a sextant, a watch, and a Nautical Almanac so that these basic celestial navigation skills can be implemented to safely cross open seas. American Sailing Instructor Qualified Candidates must pass the proctored examination to receive their Basic Celestial Navigation 217 Instructor Endorsement.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”43″ ][cs_content_seo]Registration & Examination Process\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”44″ ][cs_content_seo]Instructor Candidates may choose to participate in an in-person ASA 217 Instructor’s Qualification Clinic or purchase the ASA 217 online course below\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”45″ ][cs_content_seo]Prerequisites\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”46″ ][cs_content_seo]The course requires instructors to have already completed
ASA 201 · Keelboat Sailing 1
ASA 203 · Coastal Cruising
ASA 205 · Coastal Navigation
\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”47″ ][cs_content_seo]ONLINE COURSE MATERIALS – WHAT’S INCLUDED\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_layout_row_4 _id=”48″ ][cs_element_layout_column_5 _id=”49″ ][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”50″ ][cs_element_icon _id=”51″ ][/cs_element_layout_div_2][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”52″ ][cs_element_text _id=”53″ ][cs_content_seo]COURSE MATERIALS
All necessary materials will be provided, including a series of tables designed to make the process of finding latitude and longitude fast and easy. Additional resources and study materials include GPS Backup with a Mark 3 Sextant textbook as well as access to e-Book How To Use Plastic Sextants.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_div_2][/cs_element_layout_column_5][cs_element_layout_column_5 _id=”54″ ][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”55″ ][cs_element_icon _id=”56″ ][/cs_element_layout_div_2][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”57″ ][cs_element_text _id=”58″ ][cs_content_seo]INSTRUCTORS & DISCUSSION GROUPS
Each Starpath course includes free access to online resources and discussion groups. Starpath has staff in three different time zones monitoring these groups so, should any question arise, simply post it in the Discussion Forum for a quick answer — or search the forum to see if an answer to your question already exists.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_div_2][/cs_element_layout_column_5][cs_element_layout_column_5 _id=”59″ ][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”60″ ][cs_element_icon _id=”61″ ][/cs_element_layout_div_2][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”62″ ][cs_element_text _id=”63″ ][cs_content_seo]1 year access
You have one year to complete the course or request an extension.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_div_2][/cs_element_layout_column_5][/cs_element_layout_row_4][/cs_element_layout_column_4][cs_element_layout_column_4 _id=”64″ ][cs_element_text _id=”65″ ][cs_content_seo]Instructors can reasonably expect to spend approximately 5 to 10 hours on this course, depending on how much optional material you choose to cover. You will have the option to control how much work you do during each session and work at your own pace.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”66″ ][cs_content_seo]Course Accessibility\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”67″ ][cs_content_seo]This course can be accessed from any computer (Windows or Mac) with an internet connection. Work through the lessons, assignments and quizzes in the interactive online classroom and, when you are away from the computer, study with the printed study materials.
This course includes the opportunity to submit your sextant sight data for analysis if the results are not within specified uncertainties to help determine why, based on a series of sights, results may be inaccurate.
With the electronic components instructors can take the complete course with them as they travel, or use these materials as a resource to search specific topics. If you prefer to work on your own without computers, you will have a complete syllabus with practice exercises and answers in the printed materials. For added structure to your training, take part in the online discussions and individual quizzes for each lesson.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_column_4][cs_element_layout_column_4 _id=”68″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”69″ ][cs_content_seo]Teaching Students\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”70″ ][cs_content_seo]Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement – ASA 117\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”71″ ][cs_content_seo]Once an American Sailing Instructor has successfully completed and passed the Basic Celestial Navigation Endoresement 217 course/exam, he or she will be able to offer the Basic Celestial Navigation Endorsement 117 to ASA students. Student prerequisites are ASA 101, 103 and 105.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_layout_div_2 _id=”72″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”73″ ][cs_content_seo]Challenge Option\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_text _id=”74″ ][cs_content_seo]Candidates with extensive experience and understanding of radar may challenge the course for $50. Upon successfully passing the course challenge, the instructor will need to purchase an instructor’s package for $125. Total cost of this option is $175 plus $10 UPS shipping.
NOTE: ASA does not encourage this option unless the candidate has substantial understanding of both the practical and theoretical aspects of radar operation.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][/cs_element_layout_div_2][/cs_element_layout_column_4][cs_element_layout_row_4 _id=”75″ ][cs_element_layout_column_4 _id=”76″ ][cs_element_headline _id=”77″ ][cs_content_seo]Other Starpath Courses\n\nIf you race sailboats then the North U Sail Trim and Boat Speed Seminar is for you. We teach the skills you need to move from mid-fleet to podium. Get your speed boost at a North U Trim Seminar – You are so close.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_global_block _id=”78″ ][/cs_element_layout_column_4][/cs_element_layout_row_4][/cs_element_layout_column_3][/cs_element_layout_row_3][/cs_element_layout_div][cs_element_layout_div _id=”79″ ][cs_element_layout_row_3 _id=”80″ ][cs_element_layout_column_3 _id=”81″ ][cs_element_raw_content _id=”82″ ][cs_content_seo]\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_headline _id=”83″ ][cs_content_seo]ASA & STARPATH ONLINE COURSES\n\nTuesday February 21st & Tuesday March 14th, 2023
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