How to Read Charts and Plot Your Position

Capt. Steve Larivee is a life-long boater who has had a USCG 100-ton Masters License for 28 years and has been a captain on both commercial and recreational vessels of all sizes. He has created the best video boating education course we have ever seen, called “Smart Boating,” and it has been approved by both the USCG and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.

  Lesson #79: How to Read Charts and Plot Your Position

Capt. Steve - Navigation - Overview to Reading Charts	Capt. Steve - Navigation - Boating On Small Lakes and Rivers
Capt. Steve - Navigation - How Do You Define an Object?	Capt. Steve - Navigation - Lines of Latitude
Capt. Steve - Navigation - Lines of Longitude	Capt. Steve - Navigation - Intersecting Lines
Capt. Steve - Navigation - Reading Lines of Latitude and Longitude	Capt. Steve - Navigation - Minutes are Smaller Lines Between Degrees
Capt. Steve - Navigation - Between Minute Lines there are Smaller Lines called Seconds	Capt. Steve - Navigation - Plotting an Exact Position

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