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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