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MARS 212 - Navigation

Institution:
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Subject:
Marine Science
Description:
This course covers navigation, i.e. the art and science of safely bringing a boat from one position to another in a body of water. Topics covered are piloting, navigation within sight of land, electronic navigation, radio bearings by radio direction finder, LORAN, OMEGA, radar, celestial navigation, circles of equal altitude, navigational triangle, celestial lines of position, celestial fix, Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Hour Angle.
Credits:
3.00
Credit Hours:
Prerequisites:
Corequisites:
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Level:
Instructional Type:
Other
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Additional Information:
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Phone Number:
(724) 738-9000
Regional Accreditation:
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Calendar System:
Semester

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