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ASA 120, Radar Endorsement

ASA 120, RADAR ENDORSEMENT

ASA 120, Radar Endorsement  Learn to properly use small-craft radar for piloting, navigation, and collision avoidance.  Covers both radar principles and practical matters of radar operation.

NEW! - Thanks to a recent partnership between American Sailing and the StarPath School of Navigation, ECSS students are now eligible to earn ASA 120 certification by successfully completing an ASA-approved interactive online course offered by StarPath.  A special code is required, please contact us for more information.

Prerequisites: 
ASA 105, Coastal Navigation

Course objectives include:

  • Describe the principles of radar and how it works
  • Demonstrate basic radar operation
  • Interpret the radar screen
  • Demonstrate the use of radar for piloting a vessel
  • Demonstrate radar position navigation
  • Demonstrate how to use radar for assisting with collision avoidance
  • Describe and demonstrate the use of radar in conjunction with the USCG Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook
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  • Call for details on how to enroll in this online course

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