Celestial Navigation 1 (1 cr)
Code: SF22O111-3001
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2023 - 11.02.2024
Timing
12.02.2024 - 03.05.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Studies
Teachers
- Emilia Lindroos
Groups
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SFK22D-ÅSjökapten (YH), h22, dagstudier
Objective
The student understands the basics of celestial position determination.
The student is provided with skills in using the sextant.
The student is provided with skills in calculating the height to various celestial bodies.
The student is provided with skills in calculating the hour angle and declination of celestial bodies.
Content
• The basics of celestial navigation
• The height method
• The system of co-ordinates
• The Nautical Almanac (NA) and height tables
• Sextant and corrections for heights
• Height calculations
• Time, time calculations
• Calculations in determining the local time angle and declination of celestial bodies
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
Terrestrial Navigation B, Mathematics 2