The links below contain resources suitable for use on 1st Class courses.
Cadet Log Book
The relevant pages for 1st class can be found here.
CW15 - The Chart
The basics on Charts.
The chart symbols used for lights, including colours, patterns, etc.
CW16 - Compasses
A compass card with named points (e.g. N, NE, NNE).
A compass card with degree points.
Some details on types of compasses, variation/deviation, corrections and calculations.
Lots of detail on compasses, Variation and Deviation, correcting for errors, etc.
CW17 - Chartwork
Not actually in the SCC syllabus, but waypoint webs can be fun to do, and are especially useful on faster craft.
Image of a transit
Another transit image.
Image showing good and bad three point fixes.
Some explanations of the 1st Class chartwork and plotting techniques.
Explanation of a Course To Steer.
CW18 - Tides
A Powerpoint presentation adapted from RYA material that includes Rule of Twelths, secondary port calculations and tidal streams.
Useful RYA image summarising neaps and springs quite neatly.
CW19 - Buoys
A Powerpoint presentation that includes lights on buoys.
A long Powerpoint quiz covering buoyage in detail, including IALA B, preferred channels, etc. TO BE ADDED SOON
An image from RYA BN&S showing typical usage of buoys in a harbour.
Another RYA image showing one way of how to tell the direction of tide by looking at a buoy.
RYA image showing which direction to pass IALA A lateral marks going into harbour.
CW20 - Safety and Distress
Image showing the common problem of reading off a GPS fix wrongly in an emergency - this can cause major problems for a SAR operation!
Image of marine VHF radios.
CW21 - Lights and Daymarks
Some resources to go here...
CW22 - Sound Signals
Some resources to go here...
CW23 - Rules of the Road
Some resources to go here...
CW24 - Steering Rules
Some resources to go here...
CW25 - GPS and Electronic Charts
Some resources to go here...
CW23 - Passage Planning
Some resources to go here...