Course preview · eNav
RYA eNavigation
Two days on electronic navigation: chartplotters, electronic charts, GPS, AIS, radar overlay and digital weather — used properly, checked against paper, and planned end to end.
- Modules
- 10
- Lessons
- 30
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01 Electronic navigation and its place alongside paper3 lessons · 0 items
Explain what electronic navigation does well and what it does badly.
Briefing: what electronics changed, and what they did not60 min
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Practical: the same passage planned on paper and on screen90 min
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Debrief, key points and self-check30 min
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02 Chartplotters and multifunction displays: setting up the screen3 lessons · 0 items
Set up a plotter or MFD so the information you need is visible at a glance.
Briefing: display setup, orientation, units and alarms60 min
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Practical: set up an unfamiliar plotter from scratch90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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03 Electronic charts: raster, vector, scale and their traps3 lessons · 0 items
Distinguish raster and vector charts and explain the practical consequences of each.
Briefing: raster and vector charts, scale and updates60 min
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Practical: interrogating chart objects and testing overzoom90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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04 GPS and GNSS: how a fix is made, accuracy and failure modes3 lessons · 0 items
Explain in outline how a GNSS receiver produces a position.
Briefing: how GNSS works, accuracy and geometry60 min
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Practical: reading status pages and handling a suspect fix90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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05 Routes, waypoints and cross-track error3 lessons · 0 items
Build a route with waypoints placed where they help rather than where they are convenient.
Briefing: routes, waypoints, corridors and alarms60 min
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Practical: build and sail a route, correcting by XTE90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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06 AIS: what it shows, what it misses3 lessons · 0 items
Explain the difference between Class A and Class B AIS and what each transmits.
Briefing: AIS classes, CPA and TCPA, and limitations60 min
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Practical: reading and interpreting a busy AIS picture90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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07 Radar overlay and collision avoidance on screen3 lessons · 0 items
Explain what radar adds that AIS and GPS cannot.
Briefing: radar principles, setup and interpretation60 min
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Practical: radar overlay, bearing lines and range markers90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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08 Tidal heights and streams from electronic sources3 lessons · 0 items
Obtain tidal heights and streams from electronic sources and state their basis.
Briefing: electronic tides, sources and cross-checks60 min
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Practical: one tidal problem worked three ways on the training data90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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09 Weather routing and digital forecasts3 lessons · 0 items
Identify the main digital forecast products and what each is for.
Briefing: digital forecast products and model limits60 min
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Practical: building one weather picture from the training data90 min
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Debrief and self-check30 min
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10 Passage planning end to end on the plotter, and what to do when it fails3 lessons · 0 items
Plan a complete passage electronically, with tidal gates, contingencies and a pilotage plan.
Briefing: building a full electronic passage plan60 min
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Practical: plan, sail and monitor the passage on the training data120 min
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Practical: the plotter fails — continue on DR, log and chart60 min
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