Navigation, Radar and ARPA (Master Yachts)

This is a command course and concentrates on management level issues in navigation. The first week is theoretical and concentrates on matters such as passage planning, full knowledge of the COLREGS, radar theory, ARPA theory, advanced radar plotting, and ECDIS.

In the second week students are engaged in a series of exercises of mounting complexity in one of our radar simulators (Biot or Palma). They will be expected to improve their performance over the week.

Assessment Continuous in-course assessment, 3 hour written examination and practical simulator assessment. (A pass is valid for 3 years)

Prerequisites OOW Navigation & Radar

Requirements OOW Certificate