Location

College of Maritime Transport and Technology

Objectives

• On Completion of the course, students should satisfactory understand the basic principles of Navigation, familiar with the nautical charts and it’s symbols and capable of plotting co-ordinates, courses, bearings and distance (POSITION) on the charts.

Outcomes

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Course Contents

• Introduction to Navigation and the earth's true shape.• Units of measurement• Practices on the d.lat and d.long calculations.• Marine Compasses and Directions on the earth’s surface• Marine Compasses and Directions on the earth’s surface• Applications on Marine compasses error and relative bearings.• Nautical paper charts Plotting and measuring Co-ordinates on the chart• Plotting and measuring Courses and Distance on the chart• Applications on plotting on the charts• Methods of fixing• Applications on Method of fixing