Study Guide

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

Location and time

2.nov 22.dec

Teaching methods

• Simulator exercises

Employer connections

4.dec

Exam schedules

13.dec

Completion alternatives

Practical test in simulator.

Student workload

5 days

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

• Demonstrates familiarity with core material and concepts
• Correctly use single industry concepts
• Find information for a single situation
• Distinguishes everyday information from the data studied
• Acting in professional situations demonstrates familiarity with their professional field
• Shows that you have achieved your core competence goals
• Work safely
• Act in accordance with the ecological principles of the profession
• Organize your own and group activities

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Qualifications

Terrestrial Navigation C, Mathematics 2
Navigational Aids: Radar
Navigational Aids: GNSS, compasses and steering.