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AB to Mate - TCNAV



Deck License Upgrades
AB to Mate
AB to Mate - ARPA
AB to Mate - CHS-BAS
AB to Mate - CNAV
AB to Mate - CO
AB to Mate - ENAV
AB to Mate - EP
AB to Mate - FL
AB to Mate - GMDSS-GOC
AB to Mate - MED-PRO
AB to Mate - MED-PIC
AB to Mate - WX-BAS
AB to Mate - ROP
AB to Mate - SAR
AB to Mate - CONSTB
AB to Mate - SHS-BAS
AB to Mate - TPIC
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
Optional Full Mission Visual
Equipment
Charts and Publications

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    Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation

 
 
Course Description:                                 
This Course is required for all Able Seaman upgrading to Mate 200GRT or higher.  This course covers every aspect of traditional navigation outside of celetial.  Thorough voyage planning and maintaining positional accuracy are stressed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Course Subjects:                                 
  • Charts (Incl. Definitions, Datum, Projections, Symbols)
 
  • Compass Correction (Incl. Azimuth and Amplitude)
 
  • Plotting and Position Lines
 
  • Bearing Problems
 
  • Tides and Tidal Currents
 
  • Chart Work
 
  • Information From Charts and Publications
 
  • Logbooks
 
  • Sailings (mid-latitude, mercator, great circle, parallel)
 
  • Voyage Planning
 
 
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