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3.00 Credits
This course offers a comprehensive study of the various maritime communications, stressing distress and safety communications including, but not limited to: radiotelephone procedures GMDSS FCC regulations, and flag and flashing light signaling. 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-292. Rec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course will prepare the student to sail as a deckhand or mate aboard an inspected auxiliary sail vessel, as well as to sit for the USCG Auxiliary Sail License Exam. (Sea experience will have to be documented by the student on his/her own time in order to qualify for the license.) The successful student who earns his/her license will be qualified to sail as mate or master on USCG certified auxiliary sailing vessels such as passenger vessels, charter vessels and training vessels. Subject areas will include sail theory, sail vessel handling, heavy weather sailing, rules and regulations, voyage planning and emergency procedures. Labs will take advantage of the academy-owned sailing yachts and the schooner Bowdoin, including one weekend cruise aboard the Bowdoin. Prerequisites: Ns-101, Pe-200, Ps-102 or permission of the instructor. Rec. 2, Lab 2, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a background in the operation and management of limited tonnage vessels, particularly those used in support of the offshore energy industry. Topics include vessel design, cargo operations, and vessel management. Lab sessions aboard the M/V Pentagoet require students to develop proficiency in all aspects of the vessel's operation. Emphasis is placed on advanced close-quarters maneuvering. Prerequisites: Ns-345. Rec. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This is a lab course which will introduce the student to modern rigging and sail making skills (including concepts and materials) and their application to professional sailors. Topics to be covered include: assembly and maintenance of double/exotic braid running rigging, leading edge sail construction methods and repair, selection of standing rigging, tuning of multi-spreader rigs, handling characteristics associated with rig tune, winches and furling systems, and spars, and safety while working aloft. Prerequisites: Ns-241 and Pe-200. Lab 6, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
Through a mixture of lab and lecture, this course addresses the skills and the historical contexts which are part of maintaining and operating traditionally rigged sailing vessels in the present day. These skills include assembly and maintenance of wire and rope rigging, setting up and tuning this rigging, up-rigging and down-rigging of complex rigs safely, including sending heavy spars aloft, caulking wooden hulls and decks, spar making, block maintenance, working aloft, and general rig safety. Prerequisite: Ns-241. Lab 6, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
During this course, students will develop the knowledge and practical ability needed to be a boat and ship handler. Topics include propulsion systems, ship maneuvering, anchoring, docking and undocking, emergency situations, ship pilots, ship to ship interaction, channel effects and tug use. Classroom lecture, launch and tug use, as well as the shiphandling simulator are used to present the material. 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. 2, Lab. 3, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
This course is based on an ocean voyage of at least six weeks in duration. The educational component will be a mix of formal instruction and experiential learning. Fit out, route planning, voyage preparations, and provisioning are substantial components of the pre-departure curriculum. Underway components of the course include customs in foreign ports, practical navigation (terrestrial, electronic, and celestial), watch keeping, sail handling, and vessel maintenance. Students will maintain a logbook with daily weather observations, geography, vessel systems, and their learning process throughout the course. An emphasis on cultural, social, and environmental issues specific to the voyage will be explored. Prerequisites: Ns-241, Pe-100, Pe-114, Yt-102, and Fire Fighting. Cr. 4.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Terrestrial Navigation I. Students will study the Sailings and other material related to voyage planning. Additional topics include fuel consumption calculations, slip, calculating ETAs and tide and current predictions. 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.
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3.00 Credits
An intermediate celestial navigation course intended as an elective, designed to enhance and broaden the student's understanding of celestial topics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the theory of celestial navigation. Extensive use will be made of the Kennaday Planetarium. Prerequisite: Ns-282. Rec. 2, Lab. 2, Cr. 3.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Cr. 1.
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