ASA 120, Radar Endorsement Learn to properly use small-craft radar for piloting, navigation, and collision avoidance. Covers both radar principles and practical matters of radar operation.
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Prerequisites:
ASA 105, Coastal Navigation
Course objectives include:
- Describe the principles of radar and how it works
- Demonstrate basic radar operation
- Interpret the radar screen
- Demonstrate the use of radar for piloting a vessel
- Demonstrate radar position navigation
- Demonstrate how to use radar for assisting with collision avoidance
- Describe and demonstrate the use of radar in conjunction with the USCG Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook
