Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MTS 411 — Advanced Navigation Safety

MTS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• operate radars to ensure safety during navigation
• list the general principles of marine radar systems
• manipulate marine radar systems
• observe radar and report the events in the system; and
• describe the working of radar reflectors and transponders. Sciences 420 New

Course contents

General principles and applications of marine radar systems. Functional system specifications design and operator maintenance procedures. Theory and practice of radar navigation and collision avoidance techniques. Radar observation and reporting. Radar simulation. Doppler, continuous wave and secondary radars.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study MTS 411.

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