Electronic Positioning System

This course is designed to provide training in the basic theory and operational use of navigating instruments found on board vessels. These navigating instruments include (but are not limited to) radar; automatic radar plotting aid (ARPA); Loran-C; automatic identification system (AIS); gyro and magnetic compasses; Global Positioning System (GPS) and Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS); echo sounder; speed and distance logs; voyage data recorder; course recorder and the auto-pilot. Topics of study include theory of operation; use of controls; derivation of information; data correction and use of data in position fixing; recognition of false information; and malfunctions.

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