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NAB2014 Navigation III

Course description for academic year 2017/2018

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.

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