Course Overview
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Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
10.0
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- Determine positions by use of latitude and longitude.
- Describe the Earth with reference to shape, poles, equator, meridians and parallels.
- Define latitude, longitude.
- Determine position by use of graticule system.
- Indicate direction of object with reference to vessel.
- Explain ships clocks and maintaining watches.
- Explain the Mercator, Gnomonic, Polyclonic and Lambert conformal chart projections.
- Discuss type of charts.
- Identify chart abbreviations and information given on charts.
- Plot position on chart.
- Apply variation and deviation to obtain compass error.
- Define variation and briefly explain its causes on magnetic compass.
- Locate variation on chart and correct it for current year.
- Describe an isogonic chart and magnetic anomaly.
- Define deviation and briefly explain its causes and effects on magnetic compass.
- Interpret a deviation card and apply deviation.
- Apply variation and deviation to obtain compass error.
- Describe gyro errors and their application to gyro compass.
- Use chartwork instruments.
- Use chartwork tools.
- State the basic construction of a magnetic compass along with its correctors.
- State the basic operation of a gyro compass.
- Explain the use of an azimuth mirror and pelrous compass.
- Perform time, speed and distance calculations to plot dead reckoning position on chart.
- Define dead reckoning.
- Perform time, speed and distance calculations.
- Apply bearings to plot vessel's position.
- Apply ‘four point bearings' and ‘Doubling the Angle on the Bow' to obtain vessel's position.
- Apply ‘Three Bearing Problem' to obtain 'Course Made Good.'
- Define position lines and explain means of obtaining position on chart.
- Select objects and marks for obtaining positions.
- Explain the types of positions plotted on chart.
- Discuss the implications of a ‘Cocked Hat.'
- Obtain a vessel's position by use of four points bearings.
- Obtain a vessel's position by ‘Doubling the Angle on the Bow.'
- Demonstrate how 'Course Made Good' is obtained by the use of ‘Three bearing Problem.'
- Use Canadian List of Lights … light characteristics, colours and sound signals.
- Identify buoys their shapes, light characteristics, application and fog signals.
- Identify fog signals of different types.
- State the purpose and use of leading and clearing lights.
- Calculate geographical and luminous range.
- Apply transit, amplitude, azimuth for checking deviation of compass.
- Define transit, amplitudes and azimuths.
- Apply transit, amplitude, azimuth for checking deviation of compass.
- Use Tide Tables, Currents and Tide Atlas.
- Describe basic tide theory and types of tides.
- Define meaning of tidal terms in common use in C.H.S.
- Use Tide Tables, Currents and Tide Atlas.
- Calculate tides and heights of high and low water at reference and secondary ports.
- Calculate depth of water for given times.
- Calculate depth of water at high and low water to determine the height of water at a given charted position.
- Estimate set and rate of tidal currents by tables and actual observations.
- Perform tidal calculations for reference and secondary ports.
- State the use and information provided by the required publications.
- List publications required by Canada Shipping Act.
- State the use and information provided by the required publications.
- Explain Notices to Mariners and their information for chart corrections.
- Assess the need for keeping accurate detailed record of the vessel's progress.
- Assess the value of such record being available as a measure of safe navigation and in the event of an emergency.
- Apply pelorus slew and radar heading marker errors to bearings.
- Identify pelorus slew and radar headings marker errors.
- Apply above errors to bearings obtained.
- Determine the distance vessel steamed around an arc when rounding headland or lighthouse.
- Use Patent log for measurement of speed.
- Calculate correct distances by applying log error.
- Determine vessel's position by Running Fix method.
- Determine vessel's position by Running Fix from two bearings on the same object.
- Determine vessel's position by Running Fix with bearings from different objects.
- Determine vessel's position by Running Fix from objects and applying current.
- Determine vessel's position by Running Fix with change in course and speed.
- Determine vessel's position by Transferred Circles of Position method.
- Determine vessel's position by Transferred Circles of Position on the same object.
- Determine vessel's position by Transferred Circles of Position from different objects.
- Determine vessel's position by Transferred Circles of Position from objects and applying current.
- Apply the effect of leeway to vessel's course.
- Determine leeway.
- Apply the effect of leeway to vessel's course.
- Apply the effect of set and drift to obtain position.
- Define set drift and rate.
- Apply the effect of set and drift to obtain estimated position.
- Allow for the set and drift made in chart work to maintain vessel ground track.
- Calculate vessel's set, rate and drift.
- Apply horizontal sextant angle to obtain vessel's position.
- Explain the use of Station Pointer.
- Determine Compass error and deviation by the use of horizontal sextant angle method.
- Use Loran interpolator to interpolate between two lattice lines.
- Explain Loran lattice lines on chart.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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