Practical Work Book on Navigation and Seamanship

1 Study on Rules of the Road and Study on Navigation Lights for the Various Occasions
2 Study on Flag and Flag Code Navigational Signals
3 Study on Magnetic Compass and Gyrocompass
4 Problems on Compass Reading i: Variation, Deviation and Compass Errors
5 Problems on Finding: Compass Course, Magnetic Course and True Course
6 Basics on Chart Reading
7 Essential Navigation Tools for Position Fixing
8 Chart Reading I: Coastal Markings
9 Chart Reading II: Fishing Vessel Position
10 Chart Reading III: Fixing of Ship’s Position using Transit Bearing Methods, Running Fix Methods along the Current
and Leeway
11 Study on Sextant. Sextant Reading: Fixing of Position and finding height of light house etc.
12 Study on Various Navigational Aids
13 Practice on Life Saving Appliances and Firefighting Equipment’s
14 Operation and Maintenance of Echo Sounder, SONAR and RADAR
15 Study on Global Positioning System (GPS)
16 Practice on Knots, Bends and Hitches
17 Practice on Splicing of Rope
18 Visit to Light House to Study about Navigational Methods and Equipment