Celestial Navigation 2 (1 cr)
Code: MM14O112-3007
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2022 - 26.03.2023
Timing
13.02.2023 - 28.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Maritime Management, Captain
Teachers
- Emilia Lindroos
Groups
-
MMC21D-ÅMaritime Management, Captain, 2021, full-time studies
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
Lectures and exercises in the classroom.