24 courses with the subject NAUT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
NAUT 101Introduction to Nautical Science3
This course has two objectives: students successfully completing this course will be introduced to the basic knowledge and skills of nautical science that are required of all officers in the merchant marine; and to provide for formal instruction and assessment in many of the common and deck-specific competency requirements for IMK Able Seafarer (Deck) Knowledge, Understanding, and Proficiency requirements. Topics covered in nautical science include the economic role of the merchant marine, merchant ship types, shipboard terms, dimensions, personnel organization, nomenclature of ships, mooring with lines, mooring with ground tackle and practical labs in knots, splices, hitches for the bosun chair and stage, and crane operations. 2 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
This course provides the student with the knowledge and experience to respond to shipboard fires and emergencies. The student will be instructed in the behavior of fire, fire prevention and suppression techniques, and associated extinguishment systems found aboard various types of vessels including container ships, break bulk, oil tanker, chemical tanker, LNG, R-RO and passenger vessels. Students will be shown how to use fire prevention and suppression equipment properly and effectively in dealing with fires and hostile environments. Students will also be instructed in the safe use of respirators, the subject of fit testing of respirators, and the use of the SCBA in firefighting. This course is designed to five the student the necessary skills to minimize the risk of fir and maintain state of readiness for combating shipboard fires. This course also includes a one day training exercise at an US Coast Guard approved Shipboard Fire Training Facility. This course is required of the International convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and includes the 2010 Amendments. All competencies must be successfully completed. Additionally, successful completion of this course is a requirement for graduation.
This course is designed to teach the student the technical and practical concepts of Terrestrial Navigation. Areas covered include terrestrial coordinates, nautical charts, navigation publications, piloting, navigation aids, compass corrections, and the use of sailing to determine rhumb line course and distances. Practical chart work laboratories and a laboratory on an Academy training vessel provide extensive practice. This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered in the Second Term of Fourth Class Year. 2 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
This course builds upon the material covered in Terrestrial Navigation 1. Topics include a more in-depth analysis of the earth’s magnetic field, the ship’s magnetic field, magnetic compass adjustment and the sailings. Propeller slip, ocean voyage planning, tide current theory, current sailings and major ocean circulation are also introduced. This course contains a STCW Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency (KUP) concerning the knowledge of the principles of magnetic compasses and is required of all Deck Midshipmen. It is offered in the Third Term of Fourth Class Year.
This required course is an introductory study of the various statutes which govern the operation of water craft subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Emphasis is placed on the International Navigational Rules Act of 1977 (which implemented the 72COLREGS, the regulations resulting from the 1972 Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea). This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered the Third Term of Fourth Class Year for B-split sea year training assignees and First Term Third Class Year for A-split assignees.
This course will introduce the Midshipman to merchant ship construction, structure, and terminology. It will examine merchant ship stability and trim and the practical application of these principles. The Midshipman will learn the topics related to ship construction and stability while cultivating the accuracy and professional attitude necessary to successfully perform the duties of a licensed deck officer.
This course integrates theoretical and practical applications of radar and ARPA within the context of safe visual underway navigation. In particular, Midshipmen will learn to adapt system displays to various conditions, understand and apply sensor inputs to radar, analyze digital and graphic information on radar & ARPA, perform radar transfer plotting, acquire and access contact information, and practice contact management using trail maneuver functions and AIS information. Midshipmen will also master the basics of electronic navigation and vessel maneuvering, as well as steering and autopilot control, following helm orders, and responding to operational alarms. Radar & ARPA competencies from STCW, as amended, are satisfied by this course. Successful completion of IN1 and Radar Certification in the senior year permits a Radar Observer certificate and an ARPA certificate to be awarded upon graduation. Successful completion of this course is required for assignment to sea.
NAUT 125 and NAUT 270 3 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
NAUT 215Integrated Navigation 24
This course integrates theoretical and practical applications of electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS) within the contexts of safe visual underway navigation. Midshipmen will learn to adapt system displays to various conditions, analyze digital and graphic chart information, understand and apply sensor inputs, and access contact information using AIS and ARPA. Midshipmen will master additional aspects of electronic navigation, including radar navigation, echo sounder, compass and steering systems, and also vessel maneuvering, responses to MOB, watchkeeping principles and application of COLREGS. Ship positioning and autopilot control competencies from STCW are satisfied by this course. Successful completion of this course satisfies STCW training requirements for the operational use of ECDIS, as amended, and permits a USCG certificate to be awarded upon graduation. Successful completion is required for assignment to the sea second term.
NAUT 210 3 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
NAUT 220Liquid Cargo Operations3
This course is designed to satisfy the cargo familiarization training requirement set forth in Qualifications for Tankerman Assistant and for Persons in Charge of Transfer of Dangerous Liquids, 46 C.F.R. § 13.209 and to meet the requirements for specialized basic training of personnel serving on oil, chemical, and liquefied gas tankers as specified in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, (STCW) and the 2010 amendments of STCW. In addition, this course reflects the most current regulatory requirements affecting the tanker industry as well as safe industry practice found in various fleet manuals, trade publications and manufacturers’ manuals. This course uses a combination of classroom lectures and practical demonstrations using laboratory equipment, such as the liquid cargo/ballast-handling simulator. Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite to assignment aboard an oil/chemical/liquefied gas tanker. At the conclusion of NAUT 220 Liquid Cargo Operations, Midshipmen will be eligible for the United States Coast Guard national endorsement on the Merchant Mariners Credential (MMC) as a Tankerman-Assist (DL), with no further training or service. Completion of this course along with the required sea time and onboard cargo transfer operations during the sea year will satisfy the requirements of the federal regulations leading to the United States Coast Guard national endorsements on the Merchant Mariners Credential (MMC) as a Tankerman, Person-in-Charge PIC (DL). 2 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
This required course offers an introduction to the study of celestial bodies, their locations and apparent motion relative to an observer on Earth, their ephemera elements of the celestial sphere, concepts and use of time including predications of celestial phenomena. The course will encompass celestial theory derived from qualitative and quantitative analysis of the combined coordinate systems for reductions to celestial lines of positions. Celestial observations will be used to determine compass error. Studies will also involve practical application through use of the sextant, azimuth ring, alidade and other standard shipboard equipment and publications. This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered in the Second Term of Third Class Year for B-split sea training assignees and First Term of Second Class Year for A-split sea year training assignees. 3 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
This required course is an in-depth study of the various statues governing the operation of watercraft subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Particular emphasis is placed on both the International Navigational Rules Act of 1977 (which implemented the 72COLREGS, the regulations resulting from the 1972 Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea) and the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (which implemented the new unified Inland Rules of the Road presently applicable on the navigable water of the United States). Also discussed are the underlying legal concepts and constitutional issues associated with both international and domestic navigation law as pertains to the American mariner. This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered in the Third Term of Third Class Year for A-split sea year training assignees and the Second term of Second Class Year for B-split sea year training assignees. 2 class hours a week
This required course will cover the principles of modern meteorology as is applicable to the marine environment and global transportation and logistics. The course encompasses the following: the earth-atmosphere system; weather elements; atmospheric thermodynamics; wind systems; cyclone and anticyclones, air masses, fronts, and middle-latitude cyclones; violent local storms; tropical storms; the synoptic weather map; weather service for merchant shipping; weather forecasting; ocean waves; sea ice and ice accretion; weather map construction and analysis; optimum ship routing utilizing the prevailing and projected weather conditions to advantage; weather routing to avoid adverse conditions; practice of practical shipboard reporting procedures. As transportation systems ashore and at sea are weather sensitive, this course will also provide a fundamental understanding of atmospheric phenomena having impact on the overall logistic process. This includes topics such as tornadoes, supercells, precipitation, humidity and temperature patterns that are important in the management of global transportation and logistical systems both ashore and at sea. This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered in the Second Term of Third Class Year for B-split sea year training assignees and the First term of Second Class for A-split sea year training assignees. 3 class hours a week
This required course will cover the principles of materials handling and their applications to the movement of marine cargoes. Topics will include safe cargo operations, certification of cargo gear, stresses on cargo gear, and mathematical calculations of safe and efficient cargo stowage and prevention of moisture damage due to cargo and ship sweat. In addition this course will examine ship stability and trim and practical applications of these principles in the loading of vessels carrying break-bulk, bulk and container cargoes. A container loading project will be required to be completed involving computing of stowage, trim, KG, GM and LCG. This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered in the Second Term of Third Class Year for B-split sea year training assignees and the First Term of Second Class Year for A-split sea year training assignees.
This 2 -This course is the first course in the Maritime Communications course structure which consist of two in-residence courses and a sea project. These courses and the sea project are designed to provide the student, the knowledge of the proper protocols (procedures and policies) to effectively communicate within the maritime environment using both Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) and Non-GMDSS communications systems.
This required course applies skills formally developed and assessed in the first two levels of Integrated Navigation, and adds several more advanced skills, especially pertaining to ship handling and thruster control. This course applies a high degree of problem solving, detection of ambiguous or conflicting information, risk assessment, decision making and determination of solo watchstanding limitations in a variety of demanding conditions and situations. Situational awareness now encompasses dynamics of watchstanding. Human factors and cognitive processes of solo watchstanding are applied to case studies and exercise analysis. Following in-depth simulation-based practice, the desired training outcome is for each student to satisfy the assessment criteria of a final underway scenario of interacting ownships in which the safety of navigation is maintained amidst subtle yet critical ambiguities between the visual scene and instrument data, where it is reasonable nonetheless to maintain a solo bridge watch, and where there is the possibility of an emergency response prior to augmentation of the bridge watch. This course is required of all Midshipmen and is offered during the First Term of the First Class year for A-split sea year training assignees and Third Term of Second Class year for B-split assignees.
NAUT 215 3 class hours a week 2 laboratory hours a week
NAUT 330The Maritime Regulatory Environment2
This required course will cover knowledge and practical understanding of the multitude of international and domestic conventions, laws, regulations, policies, and best practices affecting the transportation of persons and cargo by sea. As required by the STCW, 1978, as amended by the 2010 Manila Amendments, the OICNW must have a “working knowledge of and be able to monitor compliance” with various international and domestic conventions, codes, laws, and regulations. This knowledge is essential for the deck officer in a highly regulated environment. Topics will include safety of life at sea, the law of the sea, the marine environment, Watchkeeping, liability and compensation, and the Maritime Labor Convention. This course is required of all Deck Midshipmen and is offered in the Third Term of Second Class Year for B-split sea year training assignees and the First Term of First Class Year for A-split sea year training assignees. 2 class hours a week
This required course provides an intensive review in the topics and problems covered on the U.S. Coast Guard Second and Third Mate Exam, by means of review, problem solving and examination. Topics that will be reviewed and examined include seamanship, cargo handling and stowage, meteorology/oceanography, navigation theory, ship construction terminology and navigation law. Types of navigation problems that will be review include computing and plotting lines of position (visual bearings, radar, meridian transit, Polaris, sun lines and star lines), sailings (parallel, mid-latitude, Mercator, and great circle), computing time of meridian transit and sunrise/set, tide and tidal current calculations, and determination of compass error by terrestrial and celestial means (bearings, azimuth, amplitude, Polaris). This course is required of all First Class deck Midshipmen prior to the United States Coast Guard License Exam and is offered in the Second Term of First Class Year.
Nautical Science Curriculum 3 mandatory laboratory hours a week
NAUT 411Liquid Cargo Systems3
This Course is designed to prepare the student to safely and efficiently operate an inert gas system and conduct a crude oil washing operation on a modern tanker. This is accomplished by covering the necessary theoretical and practical details of inert gas system operation, crude oil washing operations and related tanker safety issues. The Subject matter presented in the course reflects current regulatory requirements as well as industry best-practices involving the use of these systems. This course adheres to the IMO recommendations for training of personnel in the subject areas. The use and practice of liquid cargo loading software will also be instructed upon, and demonstrated. The topics are covered through a combination of classroom lectures, practical demonstrations, field trips and/or simulated operations.
NAUT 220 and First Sailing Aboard a Tanker 3 class hours a week
NAUT 412Advanced Oil and Chemical Liquid Cargo3
This course is designed to meet the advanced level training for oil and chemical tanker cargo operations. The included training is required of any and all persons with immediate responsibility for Loading, discharging, care in transit, handling of cargo, tank cleaning or other cargo-related operations aboard a liquid cargo carrier in international service. The course meets the requirements for specialized training as specified in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, (STCW) and the 2010 amendments of STCW, Regulation V/1-1, Section A-V/1-1, Table A-V/1-1-2, and Table A-V/1-1-3. Successful completion of this course and required sea service and operations, will lead to an international endorsement for advanced training of oil and chemical tanker cargo operations.
NAUT 220 , or Second Sailing Aboard a Tanker 3 class hours a week
NAUT 413Advanced Liquefied Gas4
This course is designed to meet the advanced level training for liquefied gas tanker cargo operations. The included training is required of any and all persons with immediate responsibility for loading, discharging, care in transit, handling of cargo, tank cleaning or other cargo-related operations aboard a liquid gas cargo carrier. Along with satisfying the cargo training requirement set forth in qualifications for Tankerman Person-In-Charge of Transfers of Liquid Gas, 46 C.F.R. 13.209, the course will also meet the requirements for specialized training as specified in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, (STCW) and the 2010 amendments of STCW, Regulation V/1-2, Section A-V/1-2, Table A-V/1-2-2.
CHEM 100 , NAUT 220 , NAUT 110 or Second Sailing Aboard a Tanker 4 class hours a week
NAUT 420Advanced firefighting1.5
This course will cover the organizing and training of fire parties and controlling fire-fighting operations aboard ships including tank vessels. The course will address the fire detection and firefighting equipment aboard ships and the investigation of incidences concerning fires. The course is designed to prepare the student to serve as On Scene Leader at a shipboard fire. This is an STCW course required as part of USCG Licensing and includes the 2010 STCW Manila Amendments. All competencies must be successfully completed. This course also includes a 1 day training exercise at an approved US Coast Guard Shipboard Fire Training Facility.
NAUT 110 1 class hour a week 1 laboratory hour a week
NAUT 450Advanced Meteorology3
This elective course will cover the principles of modern meteorology as is applicable to the marine environment and global transportation and logistics. The course encompasses the following material at the Management Level and builds on the material covered in NAUT240 Meteorology at the Operational Level: Use of synoptic and prognostic charts and forecasts from any source, weather forecasting based on a range of available information, tropical revolving storms (TRS), the origin and movement of main types of floating ice, guiding principles relating to the safety of navigation in ice, conditions leading to ice accretion on ship’s superstructure and remedies available, surface water circulation of the ocean and principal adjoining seas, voyage planning principles with respect to weather conditions and wave height, the formation of sea waves and swell waves, the ability to calculate tidal conditions, and use of nautical publications and information which can be obtained via internet and e-mail on tides and currents. This course satisfies the STCW competencies for Meteorology as defined in Table A-II/2 and as outlined in the U. S. Coast Guard’s NVIC 10-14. The course meets the meteorological training and learning objectives to Plan and Conduct a Passage and Determine Position, and the assessment requirements for Chief Mate and Master licenses applicable to vessels greater than 3000 gross tons. The course satisfies the following Tasks of NVIC 10-14: 7.1.A, 7.2.A, 7.3.A, 7.4.A, 7.4.B, and 7.4.C.
This course is required for all deck Midshipmen and is taken after completion of all other courses in the curriculum related to watch keeping duties and the Midshipman has completed all of the required at-sea navigation training. The course will allow for the practice, demonstration and assessment of watch keeping skills and will challenge the student’s decision making abilities, passage planning skills, and bridge team management techniques. The course is taught utilizing full mission bridge simulation technology and consists of lecture, pre-briefs, and simulated shipboard underway laboratory hours with comprehensive debriefs. It is in compliance with the 2010 Manila Amendments to the STCW Code. It is USCG-approved for Midshipmen to earn 30 days sea service. The course is taught in a 52-hour format consisting of 13 lecture hours and a total of 39 laboratory hours, incorporating laboratory passage planning time of 1 hour per week prior to each simulation scenario. This course is required of all Midshipmen and is offered during the First Term of the First Class year for B-split sea year training assignees and Second Term of First Class year for A-split assignees.
NAUT 125 , NAUT 270 , NAUT 230 , NAUT 240 , BUSN 230 , NAUT 310 1 class hour a week 2 laboratory hours a week
NAUT 470Maritime Communications Upper Level2
This course is the second course in the Maritime Communications course structure. Maritime Communications consist of two in-residence courses and a sea project. These courses and the sea project are designed to provide the student, the knowledge of the proper protocols (procedures and policies) to effectively communicate within the maritime environment using both GMDSS and Non-GMDSS communications systems.
