Module 4 · 30 units · 6 h
- 1Nautical miles, knots and unitsLearn · GuideFreeCrew15 min
- 2Reading a nautical chart: latitude, longitude, symbols and depthsLearn · 5 lessonsFreeInshore skipper30 min
- 3Steering a compass course and taking a bearingLearn · 4 lessonsInshore skipper25 min
- 4GPS and chart plotter basics: position, waypoints and limitsLearn · 5 lessonsInshore skipper30 min
- 5Quiz: charts, compass and positionPractise · Coming soonInshore skipper15 min
- 6Navigation foundations checkCheck · Coming soonInshore skipper15 min
- 7Inland waterways: CEVNILearn · GuideInshore skipper25 min
- 8Inland waterways: water levels, bridge clearance, locks and suctionLearn · Coming soonInshore skipper25 min
- 9Reading a Portuguese tide tableLearn · 3 lessonsInshore skipper25 min
- 10Compass course, variation and deviationLearn · GuideCoastal skipper30 min
- 11Chartwork: plotting courses, distances and bearingsLearn · 5 lessonsCoastal skipper30 min
- Light characteristics: flashing, quick, isophase, occulting and MorseStudied in IALAInshore skipper25 min
- 12Position fixing: cross bearings, transits and bearing with distanceLearn · 5 lessonsCoastal skipper30 min
- 13Dead reckoning and estimated positionLearn · 5 lessonsCoastal skipper30 min
- Why tides happen: Moon, Sun, springs and neapsStudied in Ocean and tidesCoastal skipper25 min
- 14Tides and heightsLearn · GuideCoastal skipper25 min
- 15Tidal streams: atlases, tidal diamonds and timing a passageLearn · 4 lessonsCoastal skipper25 min
- 16Tidal stream and leeway: set, drift and course to steerLearn · 4 lessonsCoastal skipper25 min
- 17Chart exercises: a coastal passage step by stepPractise · Coming soonCoastal skipper30 min
- Lighthouses, sector lights, leading lights and light rangesStudied in IALACoastal skipper25 min
- 18Pilotage: transits, clearing bearings and harbour entryLearn · 4 lessonsCoastal skipper25 min
- 19Electronic navigation: GPS errors, AIS and a paper backupLearn · 5 lessonsCoastal skipper30 min
- 20Passage planning: appraise, plan, execute and monitorLearn · 5 lessonsCoastal skipper30 min
- 21Key terms: NavigationPractise · 10 terms · flip and matchCoastal skipper10 min
- 22Coastal navigation exam: chartwork and tidesCheck · Coming soonCoastal skipper45 min
- 23Tides in depth: secondary ports, tidal curves and clearancesLearn · 4 lessonsOffshore skipper25 min
- 24Nautical publications and chart corrections: almanacs, pilot books, lists of lights and Notices to MarinersLearn · 5 lessonsOffshore skipper30 min
- 25Compass error by the Pole Star, and time: UT, zone time and legal timeLearn · 4 lessonsOffshore skipper25 min
- 26More fixes: running fix, doubling the angle and dipping lightsLearn · 4 lessonsOffshore skipper25 min
- 27Rhumb-line sailing by calculationLearn · 5 lessonsOffshore skipper30 min
- 28Radar on a small vessel: range, bearing, clutter and echoesLearn · 6 lessonsOffshore skipper35 min
- 29Radar plotting simulatorSimulator · CPA, TCPA and the safe actionSimulator PassOffshore skipper25 min
- Radar and collision avoidance: Rules 7, 8 and 19 in depthStudied in COLREGOffshore skipper30 min
- 30Radar plotting practical examCheck · Practical certificateSimulator PassOffshore skipperPass30 min
- 31Offshore passages: night sailing, watches and landfallLearn · 5 lessonsOffshore skipper30 min
- 32Offshore chart exercises: tides, streams and fixesPractise · Coming soonOffshore skipper30 min
- 33Italian chart exam practice: the four problems on charts 5/D and 42/DPractise · Coming soonOffshore skipper30 min
- 34Offshore navigation examCheck · Coming soonOffshore skipper45 min
- 35Great-circle sailing: distance, initial course and vertexLearn · 5 lessonsOcean skipper30 min
- Global winds, ocean weather and sea iceStudied in MeteorologyOcean skipper35 min
- 36Ocean passage planning: routeing charts and seasonsLearn · 5 lessonsOcean skipper30 min
- 37Ocean navigation exercises: great circles and the day's runPractise · Coming soonOcean skipper30 min
- 38Ocean navigation examCheck · Coming soonOcean skipper40 min
- 39Near-coastal passages and the navigational watch on ships under 500 GTLearn · 5 lessonsOfficer: near-coastal30 min
- 40Near-coastal officer exam (STCW II/3)Check · Coming soonOfficer: near-coastal40 min
- 41Gyro compass, repeaters and compass error checksLearn · 5 lessonsOfficer of the watch30 min
- 42Radar/ARPA consoleSimulator · Coming soonOfficer of the watch30 min
- 43ECDIS basics: ENCs (S-57 and the new S-101), safety settings and alarmsLearn · 6 lessonsOfficer of the watch35 min
- 44ECDIS simulator: plan and monitor a passageSimulator · Coming soonOfficer of the watch25 min
- 45Navigation for watchkeeping officers: examCheck · Coming soonOfficer of the watch45 min
- 46Voyage planning at management level: ECDIS, routeing, ice and restricted watersLearn · 6 lessonsChief mate and master35 min
- 47Chief mate and master: navigation examCheck · Coming soonChief mate and master45 min
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