Navigation, Radar and ARPA (Master Yachts)

NAVIGATION & RADAR

This module takes place over a minimum period of 10 days of formal instruction. Requirements for Master of Yachts (500gt) are:

12 months as Watchkeeping Officer with OOW Certificate Navigation & Radar, ARPA & Radar Simulator

Ship Stability

Business & Law

Seamanship & Meteorology

STCW Medical Care Aboard Ship

Oral examination (Oral Exam Preparation recommended.

Students will cover the module's 4 sections.

Navigation, Radar, ARPA & Simulation

Navigation

International regulations for preventing collisions at sea (COLREGS).

Compasses.

Charts, chart work, tides & currents.

Navigation aids.

Passage planning.

Search & rescue (SAR).

Radar

Radar plotting.

ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid)

Simulator

Exercises.