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|align="left" valign="top" |'''Celestial Navigation''': Maritime Tradition Elective 3<br /> | |align="left" valign="top" |'''Celestial Navigation''': Maritime Tradition Elective 3<br /> | ||
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*** [https://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO U.S. Naval Observatory]<br /> | *** [https://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO U.S. Naval Observatory]<br /> | ||
*** [https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/azel.html NOAA Sun Data]<br /> | *** [https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/grad/solcalc/azel.html NOAA Sun Data]<br /> | ||
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*** [https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5cyi3wk260tr4h/Celestial%20Navigation.pptx?dl=0 Celestial navigation powerpoint]<br /> | *** [https://www.dropbox.com/s/p5cyi3wk260tr4h/Celestial%20Navigation.pptx?dl=0 Celestial navigation powerpoint]<br /> | ||
*** [https://www.dropbox.com/s/vixr4daykccevm2/Navigation%20Strip.pdf?dl=0 Navigation strip]<br /> | *** [https://www.dropbox.com/s/vixr4daykccevm2/Navigation%20Strip.pdf?dl=0 Navigation strip]<br /> | ||
*** [https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0s6r0foh6bg5rh/Polaris%20Measurement%20Project.pdf?dl=0 Polaris measurement project]<br /> | *** [https://www.dropbox.com/s/q0s6r0foh6bg5rh/Polaris%20Measurement%20Project.pdf?dl=0 Polaris measurement project]<br /> | ||
** Hands-on project:<br /> | ** Hands-on project:<br /> | ||
| − | + | [https://www.dropbox.com/s/3ahqc781nit4ime/Protractor.pdf?dl=0 Protractor] (or PDF file and Cardboard)<br /> | |
| − | + | String<br /> | |
| − | + | Small Weight (a bolt or nut)<br /> | |
| − | + | Straw<br /> | |
| − | + | Tape<br /> | |
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Coast Guard Tech Talks
The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary are working to bring a monthly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) workshop to Sea Scouts. The workshop takes place on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 2100 eastern / 2000 central / 1900 mountain / 1800 pacific / 1700 Alaska / 1500 Hawaii time and lasts about an hour. The topics are STEM-focused, and are tied to Sea Scout advancement requirements.
The host of Coast Guard Tech Talks is Lieutenant John DeCastra, USCG. LT DeCastra, or “JD” to his friends, is a Coast Guard Rotary Wing Aviator stationed at Air Station Atlantic City NJ. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University, where he also began his Coast Guard career in the Auxiliary University Program. He has been a Coast Guard Auxiliarist since 2010 and has served as a National Safe Boating Week coordinator.
These Coast Guard Tech Talks workshops gives you practical knowledge that will make you better sailors, as well as giving you a leg up on your college admissions applications. What’s more, JD promises that he’ll make them fun!
This month
- 6/23 - Celestial Navigation (Level 3 elective)
- Register here
- Websites:
- Celestial Navigation workshop resources:
- Hands-on project:
- Protractor (or PDF file and Cardboard)
- String
- Small Weight (a bolt or nut)
- Straw
- Tape
Future schedule
- 7/28 - Federal clean water protection (Ordinary 12; Able 12)
- 8/25 - Paddlecraft construction (Level 3 elective)
- 9/22 - Radar (Able 10f)
- 10/27 - Radio (Ordinary 5e)
- 1/26 - Maritime safety equipment (Ordinary 5b)
- 2/23 - GPS (Ordinary 10g)
- 3/23 - Tide & current (Able 10g)
- 4/27 - Engines (Level 3 elective)
- 5/25 - Rules of the road
- 6/22 - Electricity (Level 3 elective)
Past Tech Talks
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| Maritime Weather: Ordinary req. 13; Able req. 13 |
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Celestial Navigation: Maritime Tradition Elective 3
Protractor (or PDF file and Cardboard) |
STEM opportunities
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| The Coast Guard & Coast Guard Auxiliary host Safety at Sea training events all over the country |
- Safety at Sea Weekend -- Weekend on-the-water training event held jointly with the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary
- Providing Shoreside and Underway Training Opportunities to Sea Scouts
- Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) -- Introduce Sea Scouts to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- U.S. Coast Guard Academy Admissions Partners
- University Programs
- Auxiliary Youth Programs
