Navigational Aids: Radar (2 cr)
Code: MM22O108-3001
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2022 - 22.01.2023
Timing
23.01.2023 - 25.02.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Management, Captain
Teachers
- Lasse Lusto
- Ossi Westilä
Groups
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MMC22D-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 2022, full-time studies
Objective
The student knows the operational aspects, reliability and limi-tations of radar equipment and the basics of determining the position and monitoring the traffic situation with the help of radar.
Content
• International regulations and technical requirements on radar equipment
• The operational aspects of radar equipment
• Technical definitions
• Radar construction and performance qualities
• Meteorological, technical and physical factors which have an effect on the radar performance
• Different types of radar picture mode and their differences
• Basic radar functions for optimal position and traffic situation determination
• Radar overhaul and maintenance onboard the vessel
• Practical exercises in the use of radar
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
Terrestrial Navigation A