Definition of
navigation. Equipment used for navigation. Units used in maritime. Directions,
course, distance and speed. Kinds of positions, methods of finding position and
fixing the position on chart. Magnetic field of Earth, variation and deviation.
Magnetic compass correction and adjustment. Notice to mariners and chart
correction. Usage of chart catalogue and nautical publications. Lights and fog
signals. Buoy systems.
- Teacher: Orhan Babaoğlu