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Telephone: 709-778-0628 Email: servicedesk@mi.mun.ca
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Chartwork and Navigation Safety (Watchkeeping Mate: FV less than 24m)
There are no sections available for this course. Some courses are based on public/industry interest. Please email ShortCourseHelp@mi.mun.ca to express interest in this course which will help us in organizing future sections
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This is an introductory course in the theory and practice of navigation. It includes the fundamentals of the terrestrial coordinate system and practical use of the nautical chart. It also includes navigation safety and bridge watch procedures for Watchkeeping Mate of a fishing vessel of less than 24 metres in length.
1.0 Introduction to Navigation
2.0 The Terrestrial Sphere
3.0 The Nautical Chart
4.0 Navigation Aids and Chart Symbols
5.0 Plotting GPS Coordinates
6.0 The Magnetic Compass
7.0 Elementary Plotting - Course, Distance and Bearings
8.0 The Dead Reckoning Plot
9.0 Navigation Safety
10.0 Publications
11.0 Bridge Watch Procedures
ATTENTION: Your acceptance notification will be E-mailed to the E-mail account you provide during the registration process. Please remember to check your Junk E-mail folder for any communications that may have been filtered to that location.
Minimum class sizes are required to deliver courses, should these minimums not be achieved classes could be postponed or rescheduled.
