Terrestrial Navigation D (2 cr)
Code: SF14O104-3007
General information
Enrollment
16.06.2022 - 06.11.2022
Timing
07.11.2022 - 16.12.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Campus
Åbo, Hertig Johans parkgata 21
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Studies
Teachers
- Lasse Lusto
- Emilia Lindroos
Groups
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SFK21D-ÅSjökapten (YH), h21, dagstudier
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SFK21F-ÅSjökapten (YH), h21, flerform
Objective
The student can
• perform chart plotting through marking courses on a nautical chart and making position controls and course corrections on the basis of current and drift.
• make entries to the ship’s logbook.
• draw, assess and realise a route plan.
Content
• Introduction to ship simulator
• Route planning
• Leeway and corrections caused by it
• Drift
• Construction of and calculating drift angles
• Simulator exercises
• Rhumb line calculations
• Ship’s log and other relevant bridge documentation
• Weather information
• ECDIS introduction
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
Terrestrial Navigation C, Mathematics 2
Navigational Aids: Radar
Navigational Aids: GNSS, compasses and steering.