Students develop practical skills in piloting, celestial navigation, and relative motion analysis. Other topics include tides, currents, effects of wind and weather, use of navigational instruments, ship employment, types and characteristics of electronic navigation systems, naval command and control, and afloat naval communications. Credits A continutation of NSCI 2001. An indepth study of piloting and celestial navigation theory, principles, and procedures, as well as the rules of the nautical road, ship employment, and relative motion analysis. Celestial navigation is covered indepth.
Students develop practical skills in piloting, celestial navigation, and relative motion analysis.
Other topics include tides, currents, effects of wind and weather, use of navigational instruments, ship employment, types and characteristics of electronic navigation systems, naval command and control, and afloat naval communications. A detailed study of ship characteristics and types, including ship design, hydrodynamic forces, stability, compartmentation, propulsion, electrical and auxiliary systems, interior communications, ship control, and damage control. Basic concepts of the theory and design of steam, gas turbine and nuclear propulsion, shipboard safety, and firefighting are also covered. The historic development of warfare from the dawn of recorded history to the present, focusing on the impact of major military theorists, strategists, tacticians, and technological developments. Students acquire a basic sense of strategy, development, and understanding of military alternatives, and become aware of the impact of historical precedent on military thought and actions.