COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NAVIGATION II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 1106 NAVIGATION II COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KÖSEOĞLU

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

Students enrolled in this course will acquire the skills necessary to safely navigate a vessel on both coastal waters and on the high seas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Importance of tide concept in terms of navigation.
2   Students can understand and use tide diamond symbols
3   Tidal current can be calculated by students
4   Application of current navigation can be learned by students.
5   BA and US Tide Tables can be used by students.
6   Methods of mathematical navigation can be used by students.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Tide and Tide Diamonds
2 Tidal Current and Current Triangle
3 Learning the Tide and Diamonds with Sea Passage1
4 Learning the Tide and Diamonds with Sea Passage2
5 British Admiralty (BA) Tide Tables and Calculation
6 Measure the Tide and Tidal Time for BA
7 Secondary Port Application by Using BA Tide Table
8 Midterm Exam
9 United States (US) Tide Tables and Calculation
10 Measure the Tide and Tidal Time for US
11 Tide Calculation US Tide Tables for Subordinate Stations
12 US Tidal Current Tables and Calculation, Midterm Exam
13 Norie s Nautical Tables (Logarithmic and Trigonometric Functions)
14 Mathematical Navigation
15 Traverse Table
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Nicholls s Concise Guide to Navigation Coolen, Edward
2. Dutton s Navigation and Piloting Maloney, Elbert S.
3. American Practical Navigation

and

http://www.uscg.mil/vtm/pages/rules.htm
http://164.214.12.145/pubs/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, presentation and discussion, computer based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about maritime transportation and navigation at undergraduate level, having skills and competencies, research, analysis, interpretation, verbal and written expression, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial skills and competencies will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Compulsory attendance requirements: at least % 70.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Kpt. Barış KULEYIN Tel: 18814

Office Hours

Monday 13.30-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15335
LO.2533
LO.35535
LO.4553
LO.5533
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