OICNW-1-4A

Position fix by GPS

Condition

On a ship underway, or a full mission ship simulator, or in a navigation laboratory, using a GPS receiver which meets IMO performance standards.

Performance requirement

Behavior Standard
The student will: During assessment, the student shall, at a minimum:

Initialize a GPS receiver, determine the ship’s position, and evaluate the accuracy of that position.
  1. The system was initialized.
  2. The indicators of position accuracy were determined

Note: This assessment supports KUP OICNW-A1.04, and is assessed in MT-4371 Sea Term IV: Marine Transportation.