Accepted qualifications for the commencement of the course study
Reference is made to mandatory requirements set in the STCW -95 certification and watch keeping code. The course serves to extend the student's knowledge, understanding and proficiency of navigation, as well as the use of English terms related to the Science of Navigation. Calculations are made to further explain quantitatively theoretical aspects.
After completing the course, the students shall be required to demonstrate the competence to undertake the tasks, duties and responsibilities such as: - Determine position and the accuracy of resultant position fix by any means and conduct navigation in a safe and economical way. - Study relevant subjects at university level
- The earth and geographic coordinates
- Define distances and courses
- Nautical Charts, symbols and abbreviations such as lighthouses, beacon and buoy
- Dead reckoning , compasses - magnetic and gyro. Deviation and variation, tidal steam or current.
- Visual plotting
- Celestial Navigation , identification of celestical bodies
- Deviation controll based on celestic ond terrestial observations
- Sources of error in terrestial and celestic navigation
Structured lectures, exercises
Simulator training and laboratory work at the college.
Written, 5 hours Examination:
Approved compulsory papers
