Navigation Flashcards
(OOD) Officer of the deck
Responsible for everything that happens on ship
Conning Officer
Responsible for ship handling. Orders the helmsman a corse to steer and lee helmsman a speed time order up
(BMOW) Boatswains mate of the watch
Responsible for all lookouts and for the helmsman and lee helmsman
Helmsman
Responsible for steering the ship and making course changes
Lee helmsman
Responsible for indicating speeds when ordered by the conning Officer
Lookouts
Responsible for reporting surface and air contacts
(QMOW)Quarter Master of the watch
Assists the OOD with getting ship safely to where it needs to go , makes course recommendations, maintain deck logs
Latitude
Is the angular distance from the equator. North and south
Longitude
Angular distance from the prime meridian. East or west
Set/drift
Ship is being pushed due to wind and current
GMT
Greenwich mean time. Is the solar time measured off 0 degrees longitude in Greenwich , England
Time zones
Determines current time based off meridian you are located. There are 25 time zones
Variation/deviation
Variation- difference between geographic north and magnetic north.
Deviation- is error caused by magnetic effect of any metal near compass
IALA(A/B)
International association of marine aids to navigation and lighthouse authority
Different methods for attaining ships position
7 methods. GPS 1 GPS 2 DAGR INS 1 INS 2 FURUNO AIS
Celestial
Means using a sextant and celestial body
Advance/transfer
Advance-the distance the vessel moves in the direction of the original course
Transfer- distance the vessel moves perpendicular
Acceleration/Deceleration
Acceleration- tables derived from own ships tactical data to determine distance traveled by the ship at various speeds
True bearing means
Bearing based on true north
Relative bearing means
Bearings in relation to the ship
DIW means
Dead in the water
Stand on means
Vessel stays on the same course
Give way means
Vessel alters it’s course or speed
Emergency conditions
- collision
- allission
- Aground
Collision
An act of colliding
Allision
Striking of one ship by another
Aground
Resting or lodged on the bottom of the ocean floor
Binoculars
Magnified glasses used for lookouts
Stadimeter
Measures the distance of an object of known height
Vessel at anchor
One black ball
Vessel not under command
Two black balls
Restricted in ability to maneuver
diamond ball
Vessel aground
Three black balls