111 - Navigation Instruments
Course hours
- Theory: 96
- Lab: 0
- Field work: 0
- Total: 96
Description
This course consists of the theoretical and practical operation of:
- Voyage Data Recorders
- compass and steering systems
- Automatic Identification Systems
- electronic depth sounding systems
- electronic systems of position fixing
- automated radar plotting aids (ARPA)
Topics covered in this course include:
- radar theory
- the operation of marine radar
- sped and distance measurement
- the ability to plot positions using a marine radar
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