DUI 202E - Electronic Navigation

Course Objectives

1. To get knowledge about the electronic equipment to use in navigation,
2. To teach the fundamental principles of those equipment,
3. To teach effective usage of those equipment for safe navigation.

Course Description

The Gyro Compass; Steering control system, Auto-Pilot, Echo-Sounders. Speed logs and Doppler. Global Positioning System (GPS); Hyperbolic Navigation System. IMO performance standards for electronic navigation equipment on the bridge.