Course Overview
This course provides students with the knowledge to correctly use modern shipboard electronic navigational aids and instruments for safe navigation. Students will study the operating principles, limitations, sources of errors, and methods of correcting errors to obtain accuracy of position fixes. This course comprises of electronic navigational aids, navigation in high latitudes, and principle and operation of compasses.
Prerequisite(s)
- Successful completion of Term 5
Credits
8.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Electronic Navigational Aids
- Explain global coordinate’s system and world geodetic system.
- Describe the principle of operation, precision, and limitation of Global Navigation Satellite Systems.
- Explain the principle, operation, and limitation of the Loran-C system.
- Explain the principle, operation, and errors associated with gyro compasses.
- Describe the operation of transmitting heading devices.
- Describe the heading control system, including rate of turn indicator.
- Describe the principles and operation of depth measuring systems.
- Describe the principles and operations of speed and distance measuring devices.
- Describe the function and operation of the Automatic Identification System.
- Explain the function and operation of the electronic charting and voyage management system.
- Use modern electronic navigational aids.
- Assess the benefits of integrated bridge systems of navigation to vessel’s operation.
- Describe the operations of different types of high-precision fixing systems.
- Describe the operation of types of equipment that provide Dynamic Positioning Systems.
- Determine accuracy of lines of position and fixes.
- Explain the operational requirements for a voyage data recorder.
Navigation in High Latitudes
- Describe different chart projections including non-triangulated chart.
- Describe special considerations to be applied when navigating in high latitudes.
- Plan a passage in high latitudes.
- Describe the Radio Communication System.
Magnetism
- Explain the magnetic elements of the earth's field.
- Describe the construction of a magnetic compass.
- Identify vessel's steel structure that affects the magnetic compass.
- Describe the principle and operation of the electromagnetic compass and transmitting magnetic heading devices.
Effective as of Winter 2015
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