1703 | Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA)
Course Number: 1703
Course Length: 35 hours, In-Person
Location: Norfolk, Virginia
Minimum Class Size: 2
Maximum Class Size: 12
Please bring picture ID on first day of class
Course Description
Any applicant who has successfully completed our Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) (MIDATL-37) course will satisfy:
- The ARPA training requirements of 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3)(vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3)(vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND
- The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-4) and 02-18 Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND
- The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs10-14(Ch-3), 11-14(Ch-3), and 03-18 Task 5.1; AND
- The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010.
Applicants who have successfully completed our course need not present completed “Task Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.
Students will demonstrate their knowledge, understanding, and proficiency of Radar/ARPA theory and successfully demonstrate competency on approved radar/ARPA simulators as required by the U.S. Coast Guard requirements and satisfying the ARPA competency requirements of Section A-II/1; A-II/2; & A-II/3 of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code.
A trainee successfully completing this course and meeting the required performance standards will recognize when Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA) should be in use; will select a suitable mode and range setting for the circumstances; will be able to set the controls for optimal performance; and will be aware of the limitations of the equipment in detecting targets and in terms of accuracy. This course will meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Table A-II/1 as amended for the function Use of radar and ARPA to maintain safety of navigation at the Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage. This course will provide students with the detailed knowledge to support the training outcomes related to navigation at the operational level and in doing so satisfy company, national, and international regulations for candidates for certification as follows in accordance with Table A-II/1:
Table A-II/1 Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.
Function: Navigation at the operational level
Competence: Use of radar and ARPA to maintain safety of navigation
Note: Training and assessment in the use of ARPA is not required for those who serve exclusively on ships not fitted with ARPA. This limitation shall be reflected in the endorsement issued to the seafarer concerned.
Knowledge, understanding and proficiency:
- Principal types of ARPA, their display characteristics, performance standards and the dangers of over-reliance on ARPA
- Ability to operate and to interpret and analyze information obtained from ARPA, including:
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- system performance and accuracy, tracking capabilities and limitations, and processing delays
- use of operational warnings and system tests
- methods of target acquisition and their limitations
- true and relative vectors, graphic representation of target information and danger areas
- deriving and analyzing information, critical echoes, exclusion areas, and trial maneuvers
Table A-II/2 Specification of minimum standard of competence for masters and chief mates on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.
Function: Navigation at the management level
Competence: Maintain safe navigation through the use of information from navigation equipment and systems to assist command decision making
Note: Training and assessment in the use of ARPA is not required for those who serve exclusively on ships not fitted with ARPA. This limitation shall be reflected in the endorsement issued to the seafarer concerned
Knowledge, understanding and proficiency:
- An appreciation of system errors and thorough understanding of the operational aspects of navigational systems
- Blind pilotage planning
- Evaluation of navigational information derived from all sources, including radar and ARPA, in order to make and implement command decisions for collision avoidance and for directing the safe navigation of the ship
- The interrelationship and optimum use of all navigational data available for conducting navigation
2021 COURSE DATES:
08/09/2021 – 08/13/2021
09/07/2021 – 09/11/2021
10/12/2021 – 10/16/2021
11/08/2021 – 11/12/2021
2022 COURSE DATES:
01/17/2022 – 01/21/2022
02/14/2022 – 02/18/2022
03/14/2022 – 03/18/2022
04/11/2022 – 04/15/2022
05/02/2022 – 05/06/2022
06/13/2022 – 06/17/2022
07/11/2022 – 07/15/2022
08/08/2022 – 08/12/2022
11/07/2022 – 11/11/2022
12/12/2022 – 12/16/2022
Why Come to Norfolk, VA
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