MTM 301 - E-Navigation Systems

Course Objectives

1. To teach and get ability fundamental principles of Radar and ARPA, limitations and obtaining efficient usages,
2. To teach and get ability fundamental principles of ECDIS, limitations and obtaining efficient usage,
3. To teach Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems,
4. To teach effective usage of those equipment for safe navigation.

Course Description

The basic theory of Radar. Radar controls. Radar plotting and exercises. Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA). ARPA symbols and controls use Radar and ARPA to ensure safe navigation. Electronic charts and ECDIS. Automatic Identification System (AIS). Long-range identification and tracking system (LRIT). Voyage Data Recorder (VDR). IMO performance standards. Integrated Bridge Systems. E-navigation applications.