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Celestial Navigation 2 (1 cr)

Code: SF22O112-3001

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

  • SFK22D-Å
    Sjökapten (YH), h22, dagstudier

Objective

The student is provided with skills in determining the position by the means observing the sun and the stars.
The student is provided with skills in determining compass er-rors by means of observing celestial bodies.

Content

• Calculations using height tables and formulae adapted to the calculator
• Calculations in determining the position by means of the height of the sun and stars
• Identifying celestial bodies
• Compass control with the help of celestial bodies
• Daily routines onboard

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Celestial Navigation 1, Mathematics 5