NAOE

General Discussion
NAOE 3213 : Navigation and Maritime Regulations
• 3 credits , 42 hours
• Class test/Quiz test 4
• Midterm Examination
• Group assignment & Presentation
• Continuous assessment 40% , Semester Final Exam 60%
• Class attendance 5%
• Class performance 5%
• Class test/Quiz test 10%
• Midterm Examination 15%
• Assignment 5%
• Attendance less than 65% not eligible to sit for Semester final examination
North Pole, South Pole, Equator , latitudes
Prime Meridian / Greenwich Meridian
International Date Line
Value of Latitude and Longitude
Nautical Mile
• Nautical Mile : The length of
meridian between two parallels
of latitude whose geographical
latitude differ by one minute.
• At Poles 1861.7 meters
• At equator 1842.9 meters
• Average 1852 meters
Course, Bearing, Azimuth
Shipping Routes
Bearings of other ships and light house
Compasses available on ship
1. Gyro Compass
2. Magnetic Compass
Position of Magnetic North and South Poles
True Meridian and Magnetic Meridian
Magnetic variation
Magnetic Variation
• Magnetic variation on Chart
• 4° 15’ in 2009
• Yearly Change 8’ E
• 2022-2009= 13 years
• 8’x13=104’ or 1° 44’ E
• Variation in 2022 = 4°15’W-1°44’E
= 2°31’
Magnetic Deviation