TN101198 NAVIGATION

Course Code
TN101198

Course Name
NAVIGATION

Credits
6.00

Target Audience
All students in nautical studies

Prerequisites xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>Accepted qualifications for the commencement of the course study</paragraph></s xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

Accepted qualifications for the commencement of the course study

Objectives xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>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.<paragraph>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</line></paragraph></s xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

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

Topics xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>- The earth and geographic coordinates</line>- Define distances and courses </line>- Nautical Charts, symbols and abbreviations such as lighthouses, beacon and buoy</line>- Dead reckoning , compasses - magnetic and gyro. Deviation and variation, tidal steam or current.</line>- Visual plotting </line>- Celestial Navigation , identification of celestical bodies </line>- Deviation controll based on celestic ond terrestial observations</line>- Sources of error in terrestial and celestic navigation</line></paragraph></s xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

- 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

Instruction xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>Structured lectures, exercises</line>Simulator training and laboratory work at the college.</line></paragraph></s xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

Structured lectures, exercises
Simulator training and laboratory work at the college.

Mandatory Assignments xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph></paragraph></s xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' > Evaluation xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' ><paragraph>Written, 5 hours Examination: </line>Approved compulsory papers</line></paragraph></s xmlns:xhtml='http://ez.no/namespaces/ezpublish3/xhtml/' >

Written, 5 hours Examination:
Approved compulsory papers

Revised date
03/03/2004