Navigation and Shape of the Earth

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What you’ll learn

Table of content

  1. Navigation and Shape of the Earth                        

    • Navigation
    • Types of Navigation
      • Coastal navigation
      • Offshore navigation
      • Importance of studying coastal navigation
    • The true shape of the earth
    • Definitions
      • Earth’s Axis
      • North and south poles
      • Great Circle
      • Small Circle
      • East and West
      • The Equator
      • Meridians
    • Earth coordinates
      • Latitude
      • Longitude
      • Parallel of latitude
      • Difference of latitude (d.lat.)
      • Difference of longitude (d.long.)
      • How to use the calculator to find d.lat. and d.long
      • How to find the coordinates of the arrival position
    • Units of measurement
      • The sea mile
        • The length of the sea mile
        • Cable
      • The international nautical mile
      • The knot
      • The geographical mile:
      • The statute mile
    • Linear measurement of latitude
    • The linear measurement of longitude
    • Rhumb line
    • Departure

 

  1. Directions on the Earth and Compasses                        

    • Direction
      • Course
      • Course line
      • Heading
      • Bearing
      • Relative bearing
    • Compasses
      • Magnetic Compass
        • Magnetic Principles
        • Terrestrial Magnetism
        • Magnetic Meridian
        • Variation
        • Secular Change
        • Change in variation
        • Deviation
        • Deviation Table
        • Compass Error
      • Gyro Compass
        • Advantages
        • Limitations
        • Determining the gyro error

 

  1. Chart Projection                        

    • Introduction
    • The desirable properties of preferable projection
    • The requirements of a chart appropriate for marine navigation

 

  1. Position Lines            

    • Introduction
    • Straight position line
      • True bearing
      • Gyro bearing
        • Gyro error
      • Compass bearing
        • Variation
        • Deviation
        • Total compass error
      • Transit bearing
        • Deviation from transit bearing
      • Relative bearing
      • Beam bearing
    • Circular position lines (Distance)
      • Direct distance
      • Indirect distance
        • Distance by Vertical Sextant Angle
        • Lighthouse first appear or disappear

Requirements

  • Good internet connection and laptop or PC or phone .
  • you can watch this lecture 2 times so please pay attention .
  • you can`t download the lecture .
  • maybe you will have QUIZ after this lecture so you have to get 80% to complete to other lectures

this course is full of opportunities to apply your knowledge:

related for students study basic study

 

Who this course is for:

  • for students study the basic study of maritime college
  • for OOW have exam
  • for OOW work on board

Course Features

  • Lectures 14
  • Quizzes 0
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Skill level basic
  • Language English
  • Students 223
  • Assessments Yes
$140.00

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