Terrestrial Navigation D (2 cr)
Code: MM22O104-3001
General information
Enrollment
15.06.2023 - 29.10.2023
Timing
30.10.2023 - 10.12.2023
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
- Emilia Lindroos
Groups
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MMC22D-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 2022, full-time studies
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.