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Radar Observer Unlimited

This 5 day course is recommend for all levels of deck watch crew and is required for all deck officers of radar equipped vessels. The goal of this course is to train candidates in the proper use of radar for risk assessment, collision avoidance and navigation. This course utilizes the MPT SMART™ Simulation Center. Trainees use commercial Radar Equipment and Ship Simulators with landmasses, environmental effects and vessel returns. This course will satisfy the Radar Training Requirements of STCW A-II/2 and A-II/1 for deck officers standing watch on an Radar equipped vessel. This course
will satisfy the Radar Practical Assessments outlined in Policy letters 01-02 as listed below.

Subjects Include:

• Radar Theory


• Set Up and Maintaining Radar Displays
  
• Factors that Affect Performance and Accuracy


• Differentiating Between False and True Echoes
  
• Performing Transfer Plotting Techniques


• Rapid Radar Plotting Techniques


• Obtaining a Position Fix using Radar


• Situational Awareness


• Parallel Indexing


• Vessel Maneuvering for Risk of Collision


• Radar and the Rules of the Road

Assessments Completed in This Course: