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    Mixter's and my radar course approval
    From: Doug Royer
    Date: 2005 Mar 9, 11:47 -0800

    It's been kind of dead on the list lately so I'll just post a few thoughts.
    
    Mike Burkes and I have been having a nice off line discussion the past 2
    weeks on the merits/pitfalls of differant LOP methods(paper vs
    software)useing data I recorded during an actual overland trek.Some
    interesting observations by Mike in all of this.
    
    I thoroughly looked through the copy of Mixter's "Primer of Navigation" I
    got these last weeks. I can't say enough about the thoroughness of this
    book. I especially like the tables on the last few pages. Those alone would
    make this book a valuable asset for anyone to have.
    
    I just received word from the USCG(rec) that the written course outlines of
    all my radar courses(ovp thru unlimited)have been accepted by them. The
    courses were pending this approval even though they tentively approved each
    course after observing each.
    I'm really excited that these have been approved because I placed a great
    emphysis on useing an actual radar type screen and program for the students
    to navigate useing radar in "real" time  as the last segment to be passed in
    each course. Of course the higher the tonnage paper sought the more
    challenging the final segment is to pass. Relative motion plots must still
    be passed on both paper and screen but this final segment deals with real
    radar navigation problems useing a simulator.
    It's set up much as a bridge of a vessel is and 2 students at a time must
    use the radar(simulator)and work together as a team.They must plot radar
    bearings and ranges to fix their positions, keep a dr and navigate the
    vessel on a full scale chart of the area while interpreting what the radar
    screen is showing them.
    This kind of hands on type training/testing is worth more than it's weight
    in gold and from the feedback of students/observers received it is also
    important to them.
    
    That is all.
    
    
    

       
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