NAB2014 Navigation III

Contents and structure

• Ships manoeuvrability
• Shallow water and interaction effects
• Mooring and anchoring
• Tugs in ship handling
• Ice navigation
• Ship in emergencies
• Adverse weather and weather routeing
• Colreg
• Dead reckoning navigation
• Great circle navigation
• Time and timekeeping
• Celestial navigation
• Passage planning

Learning Outcome

The student

• Has thorough knowledge Colreg. and use of these in all situations
• Has knowledge about different types of tugs, and use of these in harbour operations
• Has knowledge of different ship components and design that form the basis for ship manoeuvrability
• Knows the effects wind, waves and current have on ship manoeuvre capability
• Has knowledge of ship interaction and shallow water effect, principles for use of pilot and piloting technics
• Has knowledge of anchoring and mooring equipment and use of these
• Has knowledge of ice navigation and operation in adverse weather and weather routing
• Has thorough knowledge of passage planning in all navigable waters and under all conditions
• Has thorough knowledge of the contents in the manual IAMSAR Vol III
• Has thorough knowledge of transmarine passage planning and monitoring, including dead reckoning and celestial navigation

 

 

 

 

 The student

• Can make a complete passage planning by the use of chart and other nautical publications
• Can determine the ship`s position by use of celestial and terrestrial navigation technics in all waters
• Can handle a ship under all conditions, including manoeuvring in shallow waters and narrows
• Can use the procedures in IAMSAR III
• Can apply the Colregs. during a voyage
• Can manoeuvre a vessel under influence of different environmental conditions

 

The student

• Can at simulator navigate and handle a vessel under different environmental conditions
• Has skills in manoeuvring in harbours under different environmental conditions in simulator exercises
• Can apply his/her knowledge on practical and theoretical problems in passage planning, monitorering and executing a voyage under all conditions, and make reflected decisions based on this knowledge
• Can, based on an incident rapport, explain which Colreg. rules that are violated and what action could been taken to avoid the close quarter situation
• Can participate and co-ordinate a SAR operations as described in IAMSAR Vol III

Entry requirements

Navigation I

Recommended previous knowledge

Navigation II

Teaching methods

Lectures and simulator exercises

Compulsory learning activities

Yes

Assessment

Practical exam will be held in the simulator. Weight 30 %. Grade A - F

Written exam may be conduted electronically. Weight 70 %. Grade A - F

Examination support material

Practical exam - divider and parallell ruler

Writen exam -  Calculator and "Teknisk formelsamling (Pedersen, Gustavsen, Kaasa og Olsen) is handed out during the exam.

More about examination support material

Course reductions

• NAB1002 - Terrestrisk navigasjon - Reduction: 2.5 studypoints
• NAB1016 - Navigasjonsinstrument II - Reduction: 1 studypoints
• NAB2004 - Praktisk navigasjon II - Reduction: 6.5 studypoints