On successful completion of this course, you will be able to describe Trinidad’s coastal waters and coastline. The sailing directions have been repurposed to highlight navigation landmarks, recommended anchorages, marine oil and gas fields, lighthouses, seasonal conditions, ports around Trinidad, ocean current flow, tidal current flow, Orinoco river effect, prevailing winds, shallow areas and rocks around Trinidad. Learners will also be able to describe the types of fishing boats and fishing areas around Trinidad.
You will have to complete the magnetic compass and bridge watchkeeping courses in this unit. In the magnetic compass course you learn how to use the compass rose on a chart and a deviation card to convert true courses to compass courses, and convert compass bearings to true bearings for plotting on the chart. In the very short bridge watchkeeping course, you get note on keeping a lookout, responding to helm orders, doing fire rounds and handing over bridge watches.
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