This course is designed to provide training in the operational use of navigating instruments found on board vessels. These navigating instruments include (but are not limited to): RADAR and ARPA, Satellite Navigation, Echo Sounders, AIS, Alarm Systems and Integrated Systems. Learners study the following topics: theory of operation; use of controls; derivation of information; data correction and use of data in position fixing, as well as recognition of false information and malfunctions. Learners will also study radar plotting techniques for collision avoidance, vessel manoeuvring in various conditions, principals of watchkeeping, resource management, passage planning and shipboard emergencies.