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  • 2.00 Credits

    This course meets the USCG formal education requirements for Dangerous Liquid Cargo Person In Charge (PIC) (46cfr 13.209) and Tankerman Engineer (46 cfr 13.509). Successful completion of this course will lead to the issuance of the Dangerous Liquid Cargo Certificate and credited with 1 load & 1 discharge toward the Tankerman PIC endorsement. The presentations will highlight areas of principal concern to the junior officers, especially those necessary to minimize the possibility of accidents and pollution. Included are a detailed study of cargo handling procedures, inert gas systems and crude oil washing, and other areas associated with tank vessel operations. Rec. 3, Lab. 2, Cr. 4.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Basic concepts of meteorology with particular emphasis on the marine applications. A study of ocean winds and weather with the plotting and analysis of weather maps, weather routing of ships, and familiarization with the various Weather Bureau publications and services.?Rec. 3, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Seamanship refers to a body of practical knowledge that is essential to creative solutions at sea, as well as to routine shipboard operations. Through labs and lectures the student will be acquainted with the information and practical skills associated with rigging, mechanical advantage, deck equipment, hardware, maintenance, and line handling and safety procedures. The course includes material appropriate to functioning as an Able Bodied Seaman, as well as to efficiently organizing the work of others. Prerequisite: Ns-101. Rec. 2, Lab 2, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    The International and Inland Rules of the Road for preventing collisions at sea. This includes application, definitions, lights and shapes, steering and sailing rules with sound signals for vessels in meeting, crossing, and overtaking situations, and conduct of vessels in restricted visibility. Rec. 3, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    An introductory navigation course intended for all students pursuing a license for any tonnage class. The rudiments of navigation are covered in lecture format. Topics include: charts, plotting tools and techniques, dead reckoning, gyro and magnetic compasses and their errors, fixes and running fixes, set and drift, tidal and current calculations, navigation publications, and chart correcting and piloting with electronic navigation instruments. This course supports the marine license program requirements to meet the Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The course may have embedded assessment requirements that must be completed in addition to the class requirements. Rec. 3, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Weekly exercises aboard Academy watercraft and in the Academy's Bridge and Navigation Simulator allow the student to practice the skills taught in Ns-271. This course supports the marine license program requirements to meet the Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The course may have embedded assessment requirements that must be completed in addition to the class requirements. Prerequisite: Must be taken concurrently with Ns-271. Lab 3, Cr. 1.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A celestial navigation course intended for students pursuing an unlimited Third Mate's license or an ocean endorsement for a limited tonnage license. This course will cover the basic practices of celestial navigation. Emphasis is placed on solutions of the various celestial navigation calculations involving the sun. Topics covered are: time from a navigational standpoint, essentials of nautical astronomy, time diagrams, the nautical almanac, sight reduction of the sun, time of celestial phenomena, local apparent noon, noon sights, azimuths, and amplitudes of the sun. This course supports the marine license program requirements to meet the Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The course may have embedded assessment requirements that must be completed in addition to the class requirements. Prerequisites: Ns-271 and Ns-272. Rec. 4, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Introduction to electronic navigation. Instruction in theory, practical operation, and use of R.F.D. Loran-C, GPS, and radio theory and operation of marine radar. Includes uses and interpretation of radar information, and radar plotting. Successful completion of the radar portion of this course and the follow-on course (Ns-498) leads to certification as Radar Observer as approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. Prerequisites: Must be taken concurrently with Ns-271 and Ns-272. Rec. 2. Lab. 2, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Principles, terms, and procedures used in determination of transverse, longitudinal, and damage stability of ships of all sizes. Examines the physical laws affecting a floating body. Includes the effects of cargo operations, loose water, fuel consumption, grounding, and flooding on vessel stability and examines cases involving loss of stability. Calculating and adjusting trim are also covered. This course supports the marine license program requirements to meet the Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW). The course may have embedded assessment requirements that must be completed in addition to the class requirements. Prerequisite: Ns-102 for MTO students; Yt-105 for SVO students. Rec. 3, Cr. 3.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course will build on the basics of meteorology learned in Ns-221, Meteorology. The student will learn to locate, organize and interpret various weather products from commercial and government sources, including facsimile maps, internet sites and commercial weather software. The student will utilize these products to plan and execute "virtual voyages" in real-time, making vessel routing decisions for chosen vessels on fictitious voyages. Prerequisite: Ns-221. Rec. 2, Lab 2, Cr. 3.
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