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Navigation I Fall 2002. Naval ROTC Boston University. Marine Navigation Textbooks/References. http://www.uscg.mil/vtm/pages/rules.htm. http://164.214.12.145/pubs/. Marine Navigation Course Overview. Coastal Piloting Lessons 1-15 Charts, Compass, Navaids, etc.
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Navigation IFall 2002 Naval ROTCBoston University
Marine Navigation Textbooks/References http://www.uscg.mil/vtm/pages/rules.htm http://164.214.12.145/pubs/
Marine NavigationCourse Overview • Coastal PilotingLessons 1-15 • Charts, Compass, Navaids, etc. • Celestial and Electronic Navigation • Celestial Applications Lessons 16-19 • Advanced Navigation Systems Lesson 20 • Marine Weather Lesson 21 • Maritime Law and Naval Operations • COLREGS/Rules of the Road Lessons 22-26 • Int’l Law/Federal Regulations Lesson 27
Lesson 1: Introduction and Piloting Team • AGENDA: • Types of Marine Navigation • The Bridge Watch Team • Members of the Piloting Team • Navigation Department Organization • Applicable reading: Hobbs, pp. 3-20.
Types of Navigation • Piloting (Coastal) Navigation • Dead Reckoning • Celestial Navigation • Radio Navigation • Electronic Navigation
Navigation Defined • Navigation • The process of safely and efficiently directing the movements of a vessel from one place to another.
The Bridge Team • Officer of the Deck (OOD) • Conning Officer • Quartermaster of the Watch (QMOW) • Boatswain’s Mate of the Watch (BMOW) • Lookouts • Helmsman
OOD Conning CO Bearing Officer Taker Bearing Taker Chart Table Navigator Bridge Plotter Bearing Recorder CIC Radar Chart Operator Table Plotter Piloting Officer The Piloting Team Bridge (Piloting) • Navigator • Plotter • Bearing Taker • Brg Recorder CIC (RadNav) • Piloting Officer • Radar Operator • Plotter
OOD Conning CO Officer Bearing Taker Chart Table Navigator Bridge Plotter Bearing Recorder CIC Radar Chart Operator Table Plotter Piloting Officer The Navigator’s Report “Based on an excellent fix at time :20, Navigation holds us 100 yards left of track. Nearest hazard to navigation is shoal water 500 yards off the port bow. Nearest aid to navigation is red buoy 8, off the stbd beam. Fathometer reads 45 feet beneath the sonar dome, concurs with charted depth. Distance remaining this leg; 2,500 yards. Next time to turn with be at time :25 to new course 095T. Turn bearing is 272° to Castle Rock. Navigation recommends coming right to new course 045º to regain track. Set and drift is 270ºT at 1 knot.” “Combat concurs.” Bearing Taker
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