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| DEC1015 | Navigation - I | 2+1+0 | ECTS:3 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MARITIME TRANSPORTATION and MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practicals per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İshak ALTINPINAR | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Muhammet BORAN | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Navigation, has been prepared to give the students necessary knowledge for trestial and electronic navigation.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | get the knowledge on fundamental principles of navigation. | 1,2,3,4 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | use magnetic compass and gyro compass. | | 1, | | LO - 3 : | use navigational charts and to correct them. | | 1, | | LO - 4 : | do navigational planand to determine global position by using different methods. | | 1, | | LO - 5 : | have detailed knowledge on navigational lights and characteristics of buoyage system. | | 1, | | LO - 6 : | use electronic navigation equipments. | | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Definition and classification of navigation. The earth, its shape and rotation, poles, latitudes, longitudes, difference of latitudes and longitudes. Magnetic compass, magnetism of the earth and the ships. Variation and deviation. Gyro compass. Marine navigation charts and usage of marine charts, type of position and method to plot a position. Navigational lights. List of lights, lights ranges and characteristics buoyage system. Terrestrial navigation. Coastal navigation. Current navigation. Electronic navigation.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition and classification of navigation. The earth, its shape and rotation, poles, latitudes, longitudes. | | | Week 2 | Difference of latitudes and longitudes, position and distance concepts, Mean latitudes. | | | Week 3 | Solution of navigation problems, latitude navigation, longtitude navigation. | | | Week 4 | Magnetic and cyro compasses. | | | Week 5 | Variation an deviation, course and bearing varieties. | | | Week 6 | Chart projections. | | | Week 7 | Mercator charts and notices to mariners. | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Charts applications. | | | Week 10 | Mathematical plane navigation types. | | | Week 11 | Coastal navigation. | | | Week 12 | Current navigation. | | | Week 13 | Second midterm exam, Navigational lights. List of lights, lights ranges and characteristics buoyage system. | | | Week 14 | Electronical navigatin. | | | Week 15 | Radar aplication. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Yağız, F. 1998; Seyir I, Tuzla, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Yağız, F. 2000; Seyir II, Tuzla, İstanbul. | | | 3 | Tunçer, G. 1998; Seyir I, İTÜ Denizcilik Fakültesi Ders Notları. | | | 4 | Tunçer, G. 1998; Seyir II, İTÜ Denizcilik Fakültesi Ders Notları. | | | 5 | Belirdi, N., 1998; Elektronik Seyir, Cilt II, İTÜ Denizcilik Fakültesi, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Belirdi, N., 1998; Elektronik Seyir, Cilt I, İTÜ Denizcilik Fakültesi, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 01.12.2023 | 0,5 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 22.01.2024 | 0,5 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2.5 | 13 | 32.5 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 126.5 |
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