Studieguide

Lärandemål

The student understands the basics of celestial position deter-mination.

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.

Innehåll

• 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

Vitsordsskala

H-5

Förkunskapskrav

Terrestrial Navigation B, Mathematics 2