DIPLOMA
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation
byTeaching & Academics
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation
time10-15hrs
levelbeginner level
Since 2 000 B.C.E., sailors have been navigating the oceans. This course teaches you the planning and monitoring of marine passage using terrestrial and coastal navigation, which explains how to plan and fix a ship’s position at sea. We will outline the concept of the Earth’s axis passing through the north and south poles, the Earth’s equator, which maintains equidistant from the poles, and the polar axis from which you measure angle coordinates.
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation
This free online course outlines the importance of coastal navigation and aids used for estimating a vessel’s position.
Since 2 000 B.C.E., sailors have been navigating the oceans. This course teaches you the planning and monitoring of marine passage using terrestrial and coastal navigation, which explains how to plan and fix a ship’s position at sea. We will outline the concept of the Earth’s axis passing through the north and south poles, the Earth’s equator, which maintains equidistant from the poles, and the polar axis from which you measure angle coordinates.
Shape of the Earth
This module will teach you about the shape of the earth, great circle, small circle, spherical triangle, as well as the earth axis. In this module, you will learn about the poles, equator, meridians, as well as the latitude and parallels of the latitude.
Nautical Charts
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation - First Assessment
Axis of Rotation
Use of Charts
Diploma in Terrestrial and Coastal Navigation - Second Assessment
Course assessment

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