Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation
This course explores the history, theory and practice of marine navigation and provides ancient and modern ways to fix and track a vessel’s position at sea.
Since 2 000 B.C.E., sailors have been navigating the oceans. This course teaches you the planning and monitoring of marine passage using terrestrial and coastal navigation, which explains how to plan and fix a ship?s position at sea. We will outline the concept of the Earth?s axis passing through the north and south poles, the Earth?s equator, which maintains equidistant from the poles, and the polar axis from which you measure angle coordinates.
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
Shape of the Earth
This module will teach you about the shape of the earth, great circle, small circle, spherical triangle, as well as the earth axis. In this module, you will learn about the poles, equator, meridians, as well as the latitude and parallels of the latitude.
Nautical Charts
This module will teach you about the nautical charts, Mercator charts, as well as Lambert conformal charts. In this module, you will learn about the meridional part, the natural scale, as well as how a nautical chart can be used as a graphical two-dimensional representation of the maritime area.
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation – First Assessment
You need to score 80% or more to pass.; Module
Axis of Rotation
This module will teach you about the axis of rotation, direction by gyrocompass, as well as the magnetic compass and lines of position fixes. In this module, you will also learn about the method of positions fixes, position lines and how to plot positions on the chart.
Use of Charts
This module will teach you about the order, procedure of allowing, counteracting current, and leeway. In this module, you will learn about the cause and effect of tidal stream, the concept of DR and FIX for finding out the actual set. The rate of current, as well as the types of lights, will also be introduced.
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation – Second Assessment
You need to score 80% or more to pass.; Module
Course assessment
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