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Meteorology: Basic - OICNW

This 5 day course provides students with knowledge of the characteristics of various weather systems, reporting procedures and recording systems. This course will satisfy the Basic Meteorology Training of STCW A-II/1 for raise in grade from the support to the operational level licenses as per USCG Policy Letter 01/02.

Subjects Include:

• Shipboard Meteorological Instruments


• The Atmosphere, its Composition and Physical Properties


• Atmospheric Pressure


• Wind and Pressure Systems


• Over the Oceans


• Structure of Depressions


• Anticyclones


• Weather Services for Shipping


• Recording and Reporting Weather


• Observations


• Clouds & Precipitation


• Visibility


• Climatology


• Weather Systems
  
• Weather Forecasting

Assessments Completed in this Course:

OICNW 1-7A
OICNW 1-7B
OICNW 1-7C