| General Details |
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| Course & Certification:
ID: 6.3.5 Description: Radar Navigation - Operational Level (O) Certification type: Certificate of Proficiency ISO 9001:2015 compliance course & certification. |
| Course Length:
A total of 38 hours consisting of: Pre-Course study = 2 hours; |
| Capacity of certification:
For Master of vessels less than 500GT, Officer of the Watch of vessels less than 1600GT, carrying no more than 12 passengers.
Frequency Bands: |
| Recognitions & approvals:
STCW 1978/2010 amend. A-VII Part 4-1 Principles to be observed in keeping a navigation watch. |
| Reference Standards:
IMO Model Course ref: 1.07 |
| Examining body:
Global Institute for Maritime Education and Training, 900682 Constanta, Romania. |
| Certification Revalidation:
Required every 5 years with the undertaking of a Radar refresher course on a 2-station simulator |
| Sea-time requirements:
90 days Onboard Service and 30 days actual sea-time. |
| Certification issuing requirements:
Seafarers Medical Certificate |
The custom-designed Iymcs presentation folder type certification is stylish and practical.
The presentation folder outer is made of real leather with a sythentic interior that is resistant to water and protects the certificates.
It is A5 in size, it can hold up to four Certificates, and is an ideal size to be kept in a crew document case or with the boat's documents.
The Iymcs Certificates are printed to ISO 9001:2015 standards, are dual-language and feature extensive security features
to security level 3 (Government passports & national Iidentification documents are security levels 1 & 2) and can be used as a personal ID in daily situations.
(Nb. It cannot be used instead of a passport/national identity card).
The Iymcs Radar Navigation (O) course is the IMO model course ref. 1.07, concerns the operation of Radar for watch-keeping at an operational level for Master of vessels less than 500GT, Officer of the Watch of vessels less than 1600GT, carrying no more than 12 passengers.
The course focuses upon collision avoidance between vessels, near-coastal navigation and close-quarters pilotage: It is most suitable for deck/bridge watch-keepers on super-yachts, classic sail vessels and small commercial workboats.
An IMO type approved 2-station (instructor+student) consisting of Radar, ECDIS with visual scenario reality, is used. This enables you to practice the coordination the operation of radar together with ECDIS, as well as visually what you are seeing in the scenario. The scenarios are created by the instructor using worldwide ports, harbours, narrow channels of all types and sizes with varying coastal features. The sea & meteorogical conditions are varied, vessel traffic is increased/decreased using different types of vessels.
A continous assessment is made of how you perform the tasks on the simulator, which is graded according to the operation standard you have achieved. Additionally, there is a written Radar Navigation Theory & Plot Exam to undertake and pass to qualify.
Certification Structure:
The certification issued is an Iymcs Certificate of Proficiency (CoP), it needs to be presented to the Flag Administration of the vessel you intend
to work-on, or are working on, for their independent assessment, acceptance on a case-by-case basis.
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Our Society, the 'International Yacht Marine Certification Society" (Iymcs) operates its entire operations under a Quality Management System
(QMS) that is in compliance with the International Standards Organisation (ISO) 9001:2015 amended. Part of this compliance involves full auditing procedures.
This is an important reference and enables us to gain recognitions from maritime administrations and marine industry bodies alike.
The QMS together with the ISO, ensures that Iymcs and its Members operate to the highest standards possible. All our courses, and more importantly the
Certifications that we issue, are under ISO 9001:2015.
This practice is most unusual to see for such courses and certifications. It ensures a uniform and consistent quality standard throughout the Society's operations.
| Scandinavia 1.000,-EUR | Northern Europe 1.000,-EUR | United Kingdom 720,-GBP |
| Southern Europe 840,-EUR | Middle East 935,-USD | North America 935,-USD |
| Prices exclude: course books,certification costs,personal traveling costs,course food and course accommodation. | ||
( IMO model course 1.07. Vers. 1.0. ) Click-on '+' to see Syllabus
Basic Theory Installations & Interfacing Units. Legal Requirements. Radar principals. S-band & X-band Radar. Radar components. Power supply. Installation configurations. Interfacing units - ARPA & Mini-ARPA, AIS, Gyro or Magnetic Compass, Depth Sounder, Speed/Log, ECDIS/ECS, SOLAS Chapter V carriage requirements.
Rules 5 & 6. Rules 7 & 8. Rule 10. Rules 13, 14 & 15. Rules 16 & 17. Rule 18. Rule 19.
1.1. Principles of range measurement. 1.2 Magnetic safe distances. 1.3 The radiation hazards and precautions. 1.4 Factors affecting radar performance. 1.5 Factors external to the radar set affecting radar detection. 1.6 Performance standards for radar equipment. Annex 4 of MSC. 64(67) and MSC. 192(79).
2.1. Setting-up Procedure. 2.2. Radar Performance monitoring. 2.3. Operating marine radars. 2.4. Controls for range & bearing measurement.
Resolution A. 477(XII). 3.1 Radar position fixing. 3.2 Radar aids to navigation. 3.3 Parallel index line technique in radar navigation. 3.4 Maps, Navigation Lines and routes for radar navigation. 3.5 Electronic chart and radar picture overlay navigation.
4.1 The relative plot. 4.2 The vector triangle. 4.3 Applying plotting into practice. 4.4 Extracting numerical data from the plotting sheet. 4.5. The plot when only the target manoeuvres. 4.6. The danger in attempting to guess the action taken by a target. 4.7. The plot when own ship alters course only. 4.8. The plot when own ship alters speed only.
5.1 ARPA systems or TT display characteristics. 5.2 The display characteristics of AIS reported targets. 5.3 The acquisition of ARPA target. 5.4. Radar and ARPA errors of interpretation of target data.
6.1 Using the radar as a mean of the proper look-out, radar systematic observations, correct and full interpretation of radar information. 6.2 Safe speed. 6.3 Radar information to avoid collision or close-quarters situation.
SMCP phrases & terminologies. Target reporting priorities. Time intervals of target reports. Recommended actions to take for collision avoidance.
Operating system seizures. Scanner issues. No data received from interfacing units. Power supply issues.
Assignment 1:
Radar set-up & configuration, familarity with controls, settings and data info boxes. Use of VRMs & EBLs, Range Rings and Cursor.
Assignment 2:
Co-ordinating operating Radar with ECDIS or ECS together with visual referencing and situation awareness.
Assignment 3:
Vessel Collision Avoidance
Assignment 4:
Near-Coastal Navigation. Transfer of Radar distance & bearing of charted objects to paper charts.
Assignment 5:
Multiple-Vessel Collision Avoidance in a TSS or Narrow Channel
Assignment 6:
Operating Radar in difficult sea & weather conditions, in or near areas of restricted visibility.
Assignment 7:
Manual Radar Plot of a collision avoidance scenario on the simulator.