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| Qualification Awarded | Length of Program | Toplam Kredi (AKTS) | Mode of Study | Level of Qualification & Field of Study | |
| 4 | 240 | FULL TIME |
TQF, TQF-HE, EQF-LLL, ISCED (2011):Level 6 QF-EHEA:First Cycle TQF-HE, ISCED (1997-2013): 52 |
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| Course Code: | MT112 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | INTRODUCTION TO NAVIGATION | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Work Experience Require?: | Yes | ||||||||
| Course Type : | Zorunlu | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Name of Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Cihat AŞAN | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Asst.Prof.Dr. Cihat AŞAN | ||||||||
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| Course Objectives: | 1. To introduce students to the navigational terms and definitions and terrestrial coordinate system. 2. To introduce students to various tools used for navigation, chart and publications and their correction procedures 3. To introduce students to the concept of the range and bearing and calculation of courses and distances at sea. 4. To orient students to the earth magnetism, to the use of magnetic compass and gyro compass and their errors and corrections. 5. To develop an understanding and proper use of navigational aids 6. To provide students with opportunities to develop basic chart work skills in respect to chart composition, working neatly and accurately, position and position line plot and course drawing. |
| Course Content: | Week Topics Course Outcomes 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction to the course, Introduction to Navigation, Simulator Introduction I 2 NAVIGATIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS AND TERRESTRIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM - Earth’s poles, equator and meridians, great circle, small circle, spherical angle, spherical triangle - Latitude, parallel of Latitude, prime meridian, longitude, - International nautical mile, cable and knot I 3 NAVIGATIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS AND TERRESTRIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM - Difference of Latitude and Longitude (dlat-dlong), Practice on dlat and dlong problems - True course, rhumb line and departure - The relationship between departure and Dlong - Summary of terms and definitions I-II 4 TOOLS USED FOR NAVIGATION, CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS - Tools for navigation - The properties of the chart and the degree to which it meets navigational requirements and also its limitations - The use of a chart catalogue, chart folio and chart correction log - The procedure for correction of charts and nautical publications including T&P notices using information from Notices to Mariners and corrections using tracings - Practical study on charts I-II 5 TOOLS USED FOR NAVIGATION, CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS, CORRECTIONS TO CHARTS AND NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS - Basic knowledge of chart projections - Drawing a Mercator Chart, the Mercator chart as a mathematical projection and the principles of its construction - The use of gnomonic charts for planning the great circle between two points - Notice to Mariners - Maintenance of charts and publications - Chart correction practice I-VI 6 DATUMS, COMPASSES - The directions on the earth's surface - True bearing, relative bearing relations - The direction of the ship's head on a gyro-compass (gyro course) - The direction of the ship's head on a magnetic compass (compass course) - The earth magnetism - Use of magnetic compass and gyro compass - Compass errors and compass correction II 7 MID – TERM EXAM II 8 - THE CONCEPT OF COASTAL NAVIGATION - Position, position line and position circle - The radar distance off a charted object and plots its position circle on a chart - Ploting a position on the chart from simultaneous cross bearings and from bearing and distance - The methods used to obtain simultaneous cross bearings with least error - Dead Reckoning position (DR), estimated position and fixed position - Ploting a dead reckoning position on the chart and marking accordingly - Ploting an estimated position on the chart and marking accordingly - Ploting position lines - straight line, circle - Finding a position line by bearing, and transit line - Determining a position by a combination of bearing, distance and the methods in the above objective - Finding a position by simultaneous bearings of two objects - Calculation of course to steer and distance between ports and waypoints, DR and EP - Finding the distance that the ship will pass off a given point when abeam - Constructing a position line to clear a navigational danger by a given distance - CHART WORK – ASSIGNMENT I-III 9 - USE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS IN COASTAL NAVIGATION - Recognizing and demonstrating the use of the symbols and abbreviations on a chart, especially lighthouses, buoys, beacons, radio beacons and other navigational marks - Identifying the characteristics and range of lights - Explaining geographical range, luminous range and nominal range - Calculating the distances of sighting lights and dipping distances - Identifying the symbols for chart depths and nature of the bottom and explains the use of soundings - Recognizing coastlines, coast and radar - responsive targets - Interpreting coastline contours, bottom topography, depths and nature of bottom - Using the tidal information given on a chart - Recognizing traffic lanes and separation zones - Explaining the danger of placing implicit reliance upon floating navigational aids - Explaining the danger of approaching navigational aids too closely - Explaining the use of clearing marks - Explainining the principles and rules of the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Maritime Buoyage System, Systems "A" and "B” - Recognizing the lights and shapes displayed on lateral and cardinal marks - Recognizing the lights and shapes displayed on other types of buoys in the system - Explaining the characteristics and use of “emergency wreck marking buoy Recognizing suitable passages, approaches and anchorages in clear weather and thick weather, using radar - responsive targets III 10 USE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS IN COASTAL NAVIGATION (SIMULATOR TRAINING) III 11 - THE CONCEPT OF COASTAL NAVIGATION - CHART WORK- R.FIX-SIMPLE PASSAGE PLANNING - Defining 'set', 'rate', 'drift' and 'leeway' due to wind - Describing 'ship's speed', ' speed made good', 'course and ‘distance made good', 'applied leeway' - Finding the course and distance made good with a tidal stream or current - Finding the course to steer, allowing for tidal stream or current - Finding the set and rate of tidal stream or current from charts or tables - Explaining the term 'running fix' and using the method to plot a position - Finding positions by running fix in a tidal stream or current - Calculating the actual set and rate of tidal stream or current from DR and fixed positions Calculation of ETAs III 12 CORRECTIONS TO NAUTICAL CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS - Notice to Mariners -Chart Work VI 13 CHART WORK IV 14 CHART WORK V 15 FINAL EXAM |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) I. Navigational terms and definitions and terrestrial coordinate system II. Tools used for navigation, charts and publications III. Compasses IV. Use of navigational aids in coastal navigation V. The concept of coastal navigation VI. Corrections to charts and nautical publications |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | INTRODUCTION Introduction to the course, Introduction to Navigation, Simulator Introduction | |
| 2) | NAVIGATIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS AND TERRESTRIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM - Earth’s poles, equator and meridians, great circle, small circle, spherical angle, spherical triangle - Latitude, parallel of Latitude, prime meridian, longitude, - International nautical mile, cable and knot | |
| 3) | NAVIGATIONAL TERMS AND DEFINITIONS AND TERRESTRIAL COORDINATE SYSTEM - Difference of Latitude and Longitude (dlat-dlong), Practice on dlat and dlong problems - True course, rhumb line and departure - The relationship between departure and Dlong - Summary of terms and definitions | |
| 4) | TOOLS USED FOR NAVIGATION, CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS - Tools for navigation - The properties of the chart and the degree to which it meets navigational requirements and also its limitations - The use of a chart catalogue, chart folio and chart correction log - The procedure for correction of charts and nautical publications including T&P notices using information from Notices to Mariners and corrections using tracings - Practical study on charts | |
| 5) | TOOLS USED FOR NAVIGATION, CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS, CORRECTIONS TO CHARTS AND NAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS - Basic knowledge of chart projections - Drawing a Mercator Chart, the Mercator chart as a mathematical projection and the principles of its construction - The use of gnomonic charts for planning the great circle between two points - Notice to Mariners - Maintenance of charts and publications - Chart correction practice | |
| 6) | DATUMS, COMPASSES - The directions on the earth's surface - True bearing, relative bearing relations - The direction of the ship's head on a gyro-compass (gyro course) - The direction of the ship's head on a magnetic compass (compass course) - The earth magnetism - Use of magnetic compass and gyro compass - Compass errors and compass correction | |
| 7) | MID – TERM EXAM | |
| 8) | - THE CONCEPT OF COASTAL NAVIGATION - Position, position line and position circle - The radar distance off a charted object and plots its position circle on a chart - Ploting a position on the chart from simultaneous cross bearings and from bearing and distance - The methods used to obtain simultaneous cross bearings with least error - Dead Reckoning position (DR), estimated position and fixed position - Ploting a dead reckoning position on the chart and marking accordingly - Ploting an estimated position on the chart and marking accordingly - Ploting position lines - straight line, circle - Finding a position line by bearing, and transit line - Determining a position by a combination of bearing, distance and the methods in the above objective - Finding a position by simultaneous bearings of two objects - Calculation of course to steer and distance between ports and waypoints, DR and EP - Finding the distance that the ship will pass off a given point when abeam - Constructing a position line to clear a navigational danger by a given distance - CHART WORK – ASSIGNMENT | |
| 9) | - USE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS IN COASTAL NAVIGATION - Recognizing and demonstrating the use of the symbols and abbreviations on a chart, especially lighthouses, buoys, beacons, radio beacons and other navigational marks - Identifying the characteristics and range of lights - Explaining geographical range, luminous range and nominal range - Calculating the distances of sighting lights and dipping distances - Identifying the symbols for chart depths and nature of the bottom and explains the use of soundings - Recognizing coastlines, coast and radar - responsive targets - Interpreting coastline contours, bottom topography, depths and nature of bottom - Using the tidal information given on a chart - Recognizing traffic lanes and separation zones - Explaining the danger of placing implicit reliance upon floating navigational aids - Explaining the danger of approaching navigational aids too closely - Explaining the use of clearing marks - Explainining the principles and rules of the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) Maritime Buoyage System, Systems "A" and "B” - Recognizing the lights and shapes displayed on lateral and cardinal marks - Recognizing the lights and shapes displayed on other types of buoys in the system - Explaining the characteristics and use of “emergency wreck marking buoy Recognizing suitable passages, approaches and anchorages in clear weather and thick weather, using radar - responsive targets | |
| 10) | USE OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS IN COASTAL NAVIGATION (SIMULATOR TRAINING) | |
| 11) | - THE CONCEPT OF COASTAL NAVIGATION - CHART WORK- R.FIX-SIMPLE PASSAGE PLANNING - Defining 'set', 'rate', 'drift' and 'leeway' due to wind - Describing 'ship's speed', ' speed made good', 'course and ‘distance made good', 'applied leeway' - Finding the course and distance made good with a tidal stream or current - Finding the course to steer, allowing for tidal stream or current - Finding the set and rate of tidal stream or current from charts or tables - Explaining the term 'running fix' and using the method to plot a position - Finding positions by running fix in a tidal stream or current - Calculating the actual set and rate of tidal stream or current from DR and fixed positions Calculation of ETAs | |
| 12) | CORRECTIONS TO NAUTICAL CHARTS AND PUBLICATIONS - Notice to Mariners -Chart Work | |
| 13) | CHART WORK | |
| 14) | CHART WORK | |
| 15) | FINAL EXAM |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | 1. Bowditch, N. The American Practical Navigator. Defence Mapping Agency. 1995 2. Admiralty Manual of Navigation, 2008 3. Bowditch, N. The American Practical Navigator. Defence Mapping Agency. 1995 4. Symbols and Abbreviations 5. Nautical Charts and Chart Catalog. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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| Program Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2) An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3) An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4) Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7) An ability to communicate effectively | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 9) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 10) A knowledge of contemporary issues | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 11) An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 12) An ability to apply legal, societal and environmental knowledge in maritime transport and in all respective modes of transport operations | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 13) An ability to interpret and analysis of the data regarding maritime management and operations, recognition and solution of problems for decision making process. | 1 | ||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering | 2 |
| 2) | An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data | 2 |
| 3) | An ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs | 1 |
| 4) | Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams | 2 |
| 5) | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems | 3 |
| 6) | An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility | 3 |
| 7) | An ability to communicate effectively | 3 |
| 8) | The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context | 2 |
| 9) | A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning | 2 |
| 10) | A knowledge of contemporary issues | 2 |
| 11) | An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice | 3 |
| 12) | An ability to apply legal, societal and environmental knowledge in maritime transport and in all respective modes of transport operations | 3 |
| 13) | An ability to interpret and analysis of the data regarding maritime management and operations, recognition and solution of problems for decision making process. | 3 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Semester Final Exam | 1 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Aktiviteler | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Field Work | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterms | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Semester Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload | 124 | ||