Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Düzlem Seyir
	English	Terrestrial Navigation
Course Code	DUI 215E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	3	-	2	-	1
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Tuba Keçeci Tuba Keçeci
Course Objectives		1. To practice navigation knowledge, 2. To teach voyage planning and management at different sea areas according to different navigation types, 3. To teach the usage of nautical publications (figures and tables), 4. To teach calculations related to navigation.
Course Description		Coastal navigation and principles of route planning. Voyage planning and management. Usage of nautical publications in voyage planning. Studies for navigation in different sea areas. Different navigation types (great circle, composite, search and rescue, / restricted waters, ice, traffic separation schemes, etc.). Current and tidal calculations. Filling the deck log book.
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Textbook		Coolen ,E. 2010. Nicholls's Concise Guide Volume 1: Navigation, 10th Ed., Brown, Son & Ferguson.
Other References		1. Rogers, R.M. 2007. Applied Mathematics in Integrated Navigation Systems, Third Edition, AIAA Education Series. 2. Tuncer, G. 2005. Temel ve Yersel Navigasyon, Istanbul. 3. Bowditch, N. 2002. The American Practical Navigation. National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Pub. No.9, Bethesda, Maryland.