Exercise 5 - Position monitoring
Student to … ‘Execute a passage starting to the east of ‘Swifta Island’ heading north towards ‘Rozelle Cove’ passing to the east of ‘Synka’ and the west of ‘Rods Skerry’ beacon. Use radar to execute the passage. You will be stopped twice during your passage and required to provide a position fix.’
Has developed a sound understanding of how to set-up and use the radar during the previous exercises.
To introduce the use of VRMs and EBLs in conjunction with other techniques such as depth to allow position monitoring along with other techniques to determine position as part of the process of route monitoring when on passage.
Can use radar effectively for position monitoring on passage and can determine position using a combination of techniques - VRM, EBL and depth.
Can adjust VRMs and EBLs, can choose appropriate charted features to use with a VRM or EBL and understands the advantages and limitations of these techniques. Can use these techniques whilst stationary but also whilst still moving. Understands which EBLs and VRMs should be taken first/last when the vessel is moving.
As per previous sessions student to set up radar for passage.
As passage commences student to use a single VRM to measure distance from ‘Evans Head’, ‘ Holcomb Head’ and ’Huckle Head’.
As student becomes comfortable with using VRM to measure distance introduce EBL and use the EBL to measure bearings to ‘Rods Skerry’, ’Leslie Head’ and 'Conor Ledge’.
Task student with choosing features that are identifiable on the radar and the chart.
At two locations during the passage the simulator will stop and require a lat/long as a position fix.
Student to use VRM, EBL & depth to determine position. Use a copy of Training Chart 4 to plot position and determine lat/long.
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