Celestial Navigation (ASA 107)
ASA 107 Celestial Navigation Class is the essential course for those planning to certify to the ASA 108 Ocean Passage Making standard. Students will learn: celestial navigation and how to determine position on the earth’s surface; calculate time for local apparent noon, sunrise, sunset, and civil/nautical twilight given your position; use of sextant, nautical almanacs, tables, charts, and plotting sheets; procedures for taking sun, moon, planet and star sights; use of noon sights and Polaris sights to determine latitude; use of the 2102-D Star Finder to facilitate identifying stars and planets; reduction of celestial sights to a coherent format and combine with DR position to obtain a fix/running fix. Successful completion of the course and meeting ASA standards will result in ASA 107 Celestial Navigation Certification. More importantly, you will have the knowledge needed to navigate offshore using celestial navigation.
Price includes shipping and handling within US of the following materials:
- Celestial Navigation for Sailors by Tom Tursi
- Solutions to Celestial Navigation for Sailors by Tom Tursi
- Plotting sheet (DMA 925)
- 2102-D Star Finder
- ASA test and ASA certification
Course Features
Course Dates:
- Month Day, 2027
- Month Day, 2027
- Month Day, 2027
Price: $500 / Per Person
Length: Home Study & 1-Day Classroom Review / Test
Prerequisites:
- ASA 105. As a minimum, students must be very familiar with coastal navigation techniques including Dead Reckoning, Running Fix, and Estimated Position.