OICNW-1-1F

Star Fix

Function: Navigation at the operational level

Competence Knowledge, Understanding & Proficiency Task

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.