COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CELESTIAL NAVIGATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 2102 CELESTIAL NAVIGATION COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Marine Transportation Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KÖSEOĞLU

Offered to

Marine Transportation Engineering

Course Objective

The contents of the course at least covers the minimum knowledge, understanding and proficiency required for certification listed in column 2 of table A-II/1 for the function of ` Navigation at The Operational Level

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Having knowledge of celestial navigation in maritime transportation
2   Having knowledge of sky objects and their motion at universe
3   Having knowledge of sextant usage and importance in navigation.
4   Having knowledge of Fixing methods by using celestial navigation technics.
5   Having knowledge of gyro error calculation by using celestial navigation technics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course-Solar System
2 Hour Angle
3 Horizontal system co-ordinates
4 Equator(equinautical)system of co-ordinates
5 Figure drawing on the plane of celestial meridian
6 Figure drawing by equidistant projection
7 Earth-Moon system
8 Midterm Exam
9 Planets
10 Sextant and its adjustment
11 Nautical Almanac
12 Time and equation of time
13 Latitude meridian passage of sun
14 Latitude by polaris
15 Latitude by polaris
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Smith Gerry, Celestial Navigation
Norville Warren, Celestial Navigation
Davies, E., Celestial Navigation
Simpsons, Alexander, Celestial Navigation
American Practical Navigator, US Hydrographic Center, Volume I (1984)
Gardner, Creelman, Navigation for School and Collage 1946
Nicholls, Nicholl s concise guide to navigation, Volume-I, 10thed
A.Frost, Practical Navigation for second mates, 1985
A.Frost, The Principles and practice of navigation,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature review, case studies, presentation and discussion, computer based learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge about celestial navigation phenomena and technics at undergraduate level, having skills and competencies, research, analysis, interpretation, verbal and written expression, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial skills and competencies will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Derse devam zorunluluğu %70 tir. Sunum ve ödev günlerinde derse gelmeyen öğrenciler 0 alacaklardır.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Kpt. Ali Cemal TÖZ Tel: 18814

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.30-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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