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MET 1 - Meteorology 1 NAUT 1850

Ocean Navigation Course

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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 covers details on the development of maritime weather patterns and systems. The contents include atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, wind, cloud, precipitation, visibility, frontal systems, ocean currents, depressions and storms. Students will make weather observations from instruments, record and report on weather conditions.

Prerequisite(s)

  • No prerequisites are required for this course.

Credits

6.0

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Learning Outcomes

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

  • Describe the composition of the earth's atmosphere and its physical properties.
  • Describe various cloud types and the conditions required for their formation.
  • Define different types of precipitation.
  • Explain fog, haze and mist and related visibility restrictions.
  • Describe the principles of basic meteorological instruments.
  • Use basic meteorological instruments.
  • Describe frontal systems and their weather.
  • Use ship code and decode book to record weather.

Effective as of Fall 2008

Related Programs

MET 1 - Meteorology 1 (NAUT 1850) 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. Master 500GT Domestic
    Associate Certificate Part-time
  3. Watchkeeping Mate Near Coastal (WKMNC)
    Certificate Part-time

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