Study Guide

Objective

The student has
• the ability to understand and interpret a synoptic chart and to forecast area weather, taking into account local weather conditions and information received by weather fax or from the Internet.
• knowledge of the characteristics of various weather systems, including tropical revolving storms and methods of avoiding these.
• the understanding of the effects of weather conditions on the choice of route and be able to use available weather services in the planning and follow-up of a route plan.

Content

• The development and structure of weather systems
• Tropical cyclones
• Ocean currents
• Tidal currents
• Weather route planning
• The principles of weather route planning
• Climatological weather route planning
• Land-based weather route planning services
• The optimal route
• Synoptic weather route planning
• Weather route planning in tropical waters
• The assessment of an optimal route

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Metheorology and Oceanography