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AB to Mate - CNAV



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AB to Mate
AB to Mate - ARPA
AB to Mate - CHS-BAS
AB to Mate - CO
AB to Mate - ENAV
AB to Mate - EP
AB to Mate - FL
AB to Mate - GMDSS-GOC
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AB to Mate - MED-PIC
AB to Mate - WX-BAS
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AB to Mate - CONSTB
AB to Mate - SHS-BAS
AB to Mate - TPIC
AB to Mate - TCNAV
AB to Mate - WKP-BAS
AB to Mate - BAFF
Length
10 Days
Approval
USCG/STCW
Location
Onsite or Offsite
Training Method       
Lecture/Demo/Practice
Simulation
None
Equipment
Sextant

 

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    Celestial Navigation

 

Course Description:                                 
This course is required for all Able Seamen upgrading to Mate 200GRT or higher.  It covers the most common forms of position fixing by celestial bodies.

 

Course Subjects:                               
  • Nautical Astronomy
 
  • Sexant and Altitude Correction
 
  • Sight Reduction and Lines of Position (all bodies)
 
  • Meridian Transit (all bodies)
 
  • Time of Sunrise/Sunset
 
  • Star Identification and Selection
 
 
 
 
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MITAGS/PMI are the primary training facilities of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots (IOMM&P)