Command, control and communications as a means of weapons system integration. A survey of the U.S. naval history from the American Revolution to the present with emphasis on major developments. Also investigates the present day concerns in U.S. seapower, national security policy, strategy and the status of Soviet maritime power. Substitutes for sophomore history requirement. An in-depth study of piloting and celestial navigation including theory, principles and procedures.
Students develop hands-on skills in both piloting and celestial navigation.
Other topics include tides, currents, effects of wind and weather, plotting, use of navigation instruments and types of electronic navigation systems. Junior Fall for Navy Option midshipmen. Rules of the nautical road, relative motion problems, formation tactics and ship employment. An introduction to naval operations and operations analysis. Other topics include ship behavior and characteristics in maneuvering, applied aspects of ship handling and afloat communications.