MCA Navigation and Radar
Training towards
Officer of the Watch (Yacht).
Course information
The module includes basic chart work, secondary port tides and a radar plot. Five days will be spent in our navigation simulator.
Pre-requisite experience:
Duration:
To be eligible to take this module candidates must hold a Yachtmaster Offshore certificate, together with the corresponding shorebased certificate.
15 Days
Examination and assessment:
Theory will be covered in the first 10 days, concluding with a written examination on the underpinning knowledge (UPK). This will include the theory (including errors and limitations) of automatic radar plotting aids (ARPA). The examination will consist of a two and a half hour paper. A 60% mark in each part is required to pass the examination. The 5-day simulation section will include nine hours practical navigation.
What's included:
Dates and price:
Includes all food and accommodation
Click hereNotes
There will be a transitional period for those who have completed Navigation and Radar (OOW Yachts) before September 2008.
The following transitional arrangements will apply:
- Candidates who have completed the revised Navigation and Radar (OOW Yachts) module will not need a further radar simulator certificate.
- Candidates of the old OOW radar module (10 days) who take NARAS (Master Yachts) after 01 September 2010 must complete an additional three day radar simulator course before taking the MCA oral examination for a Master (Yachts) Certificate.
