Don't Get Lost in the Fog!

Whether you want to navigate safely or decide what equipment to purchase, this
seminar provides clear advice. Learn how RADAR works, how to use it effectively, and its limitations as a
piloting aid.

 
Date: Thursday January 18, 2023
Time: 6:45pm – 9:15pm
Where: ZOOM, Login Information provided after Registration
Materials: Provided through Emails
Instructor: P/C John Wesley Nash, SN-IN
Cost: ASPS members $10.00, Non ASPS members $20.00

Click Here to Register or email seo@aspsmd.org, or call 410-739-7800

Hear & Be Heard

 
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2023
Time: 6:45pm – 9:15pm
Where: ZOOM, Login Information provided after Registration
Materials: Provided through Emails
Instructor: P/C John Wesley Nash, SN-IN
Cost: Free (Not a USPS Seminar – ASPS Member Produced Seminar)

 
Many boat owners/operators have little knowledge on how to use their VHF marine radio or understand its capabilities. Especially during emergencies. This seminar is composed to be informative and useful to both the primary and secondary boating participants. It addresses subjects that all boating individuals should know, from those with little or no VHF marine radio experience, to those with extensive knowledge.

All fixed VHF marine radios sold since 1999 have been required to have DSC (Digital Selective Calling) capabilities. Less than 25% of today’s recreational boaters have their radios properly programmed or have the knowledge to initiate or receive DSC distress, urgency, safety, and routine radiotelephone calls to or from other vessels or shore stations. Even less are experienced or aware with the many other useful capabilities of properly programmed DSC marine radios.

The seminar will include the following topics:

• Why VHF Marine Radio for Emergency Communications
• Minimum Radio Functions All Crew Members Need to Know
• Importance of Daily Radio Checks
• New Changes for VHF Radios and a New USCG Tool to Save Lives

• Importance of Backup or Handheld VHF Radios
• What is DSC and What’s Required to Make it Work
• Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) for Distress