Radar Plotting 2: ARPA (1 cr)
Code: SF22O117-3001
General information
Enrollment
15.06.2023 - 29.10.2023
Timing
30.10.2023 - 10.12.2023
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
- Lasse Lusto
- Emilia Lindroos
Groups
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SFK22D-ÅSjökapten (YH), h22, dagstudier
Objective
• To fullfil the requirements of the IMO Resolution A482(XII) with reference to ARPA equipment training.
• To provide the student with the skills and knowledge in terms of managing the system of radar charts in ARPA equipment.
Content
• Presenting ARPA-data
• Manual and automatic target selection
• Graphical and alphanumeric representation
• Planning evasive manoeuvres
• Symbols
• Stabilizing the ARPA-picture
• Route planning using ARPA
• Technical construction and functioning of ARPA-equipment
• The reliability of ARPA-equipment and the IMO requirements
Evaluation scale
H-5
Qualifications
Radar Plotting 1
Further information
Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA)
The course covers use of radar and ARPA to maintain safety of navigation according to Table A-II/1 of the STCW code. It also meets the recommendations of STCW B-I/12.18-35.