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C&P 2 - Chartwork and Pilotage 2 NAUT 1820

Ocean Navigation Course

International Fees

International fees are typically three times the amount of domestic fees. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.

Course details

This course provides students with the necessary skills and techniques to navigate in confined and open waters. A detailed knowledge and application of nautical publications required for coastal navigation and passage planning is included in this course. An emphasis on the importance of updating charts and nautical publications is also provided.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

12.0

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Use and describe charts.
  • Describe the reliability of charts.
  • Convert compass courses and bearing to true.
  • Explain the contents of the marine publications.
  • Describe the buoyage systems.
  • Describe the list of lights and range of visibility.
  • Use distance measurement for navigational needs.
  • Estimate the vessel's position on a navigational chart.
  • Fix vessel's position by horizontal sextant angles.
  • Fix vessel's position by transferred circles of positions.
  • Calculate set and drift of tidal currents.
  • Fix vessel position taking into account current and leeway
  • Navigate in confined waters.
  • Explain tidal terms.
  • Calculate tides.
  • Correct charts and nautical publications.
  • Prepare a coastal passage route.

Effective as of Fall 2008

Related Programs

C&P 2 - Chartwork and Pilotage 2 (NAUT 1820) is offered as a part of the following programs:

  • Indicates programs accepting international students.
  • Indicates programs with a co-op option.

School of Transportation

  1. Master 150GT Domestic
    Associate Certificate Part-time
  2. Watchkeeping Mate Near Coastal (WKMNC)
    Certificate Part-time

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