OICNW-1-1F
Star Fix
Function: Navigation at the operational level
Competence | Knowledge, Understanding & Proficiency | Task |
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Plan and conduct a passage and determine position |
A1.01 Celestial Navigation Ability to use celestial bodies to determine the ship’s position |
Star Fix |
Assessed in: MT-4371 Sea Term IV Deck
Condition
Aboard a ship at sea, or in a navigation laboratory, when given the assumed positions, the intercepts, azimuths, and times of three star observations, and on a standard plotting sheet appropriate for the dead reckoning position.
Behavior
Plot the three lines of position and advance them to a common time.
Standard
The position of the star fix is within 1.0 nm of the assessor's solution.