Navigation and Radar (Management Level)

MCA-approved, Full-time, School of Marine Operations

Course overview

The aim of the training at this level is to maintain safe navigation through the use of radar and ARPA and modern navigation systems to assist command decision-making and the application of effective bridge team management principles and procedures.

Course entry qualifications

Other
The student will have gained at least 12 months experience at sea as a certificated watchkeeping officer prior to undertaking the simulator exercises. Candidates will be proficient in basic procedures including passage planning, parallel indexing and radar plotting

Start date

TBA

Duration

5 Days

Course content

Application of COLREGS
Traffic Separation Schemes
Passage Planning
VTS and Communications
Search and Rescue Methods
Bridge procedures
Bridge Teamwork
Electronic Charts & AIS

Additional notes

Mandatory Course for Deck Officers

Contact

Lyndsey Rossborough / Ian Cheshire. Tel: 0141 565 2711. Email: marine.short.courses@gcns.ac.uk

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