Title:

Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA)

Number:

R-060

Summary:

Any student successfully completing this course and presenting the course completion certificate to the U.S. Coast Guard within one year from the date of graduation will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR §10.205(m)(1) and the recommendations of the International Maritime Organization's Resolution A.482(XII) and be considered to have successfully demonstrated the competency "Use of Radar and ARPA to Maintain Safety of Navigation" of Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code and be considered to have successfully demonstrated the competence "Maintain Navigation Through the Use of Radar and ARPA and Modern Navigation Systems to Assist Command Decision" of Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code.  

The course is intended for candidates who hold or will hold a USCG Merchant Mariner's license and are operation or will operate vessels equipped with ARPA.

ü Course Approved for Workforce Development

ü Course Approved for Veterans Education and Training

Class Size:

6 Students  Pre-registration is required to hold your seat

Length:

3 Days

Cost:

$795.00

Prerequisites:

Schedule:

Call to be placed on our waiting list in the event of a last minute cancellation or for additional course dates

To Register:

Call 1-800-642-CMTI  or Register On-Line

Course Details:

This course provides training to mariners who wish to obtain an endorsement to their STCW – 95 certificate in conjunction with the certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch (OICNW) to allow service on ARPA equipped vessels.
 

The course provides students with classroom instruction and simulator training which will, upon successful completion of all assessments, satisfy the ARPA training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage (ITC) and of 46 CFR 10.205(m)(1) and the following practical assessments form the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code:   OICNW-3-2A, OICNW-3-2B, OICNW-3-2C, OICNW-3-2D, OICNW-3-2E, OICNW-3-2F, OICNW-3-2G, OICNW-3-2H, OICNW-3-2I, OICNW-3-2J, OICNW-3-2K, OICNW-3-2L and OICNW-3-2M and also for assessment numbers M-5-1B and M-5-1C form the National Assessment Guidelines for Table A-II/2 of the STCW Code.

As a prerequisite to attendance the student must either hold a current endorsement to their U.S. Coast Guard License as Radar Observer (Unlimited) or present proof of successful completion of a U.S. Coast Guard approved course for endorsement as Radar Observer (Unlimited) within the one year prior to the ARPA course.  The student should be proficient with radar plotting skills prior to course attendance.

The following topics are covered in the course:

• Review of Radar Collision Avoidance Plotting
• Possible Risks of Over-reliance on ARPA
• Types of APRA Systems and Displays
• IMO Performance Standards for ARPA
• Factors Affecting System Performance and Accuracy
• Tracking Capabilities and Limitations
• Processing Delays
• Operational Warnings, Their Benefits and Limitations
• System Operational Tests
• Methods of Target Acquisition and Limitations
• True and Relative Vectors and Graphic Representation of Targets
• Past Positions of Tracked Targets
• Setting Up and Maintaining the Display (practical)
• Performing System Operational Tests (practical)
• Obtaining Information From the ARPA Display (practical)

Examination:

Five practical examinations will be given with each containing one or more STCW required assessments.  All assessments are pass/fail and the student is required to complete all assessments successfully to past the course