OICNW-3-1A

Set up and maintain radar display

Condition

On an operational radar or radar simulator that meets the standards of 33 CFR 164.38 and other applicable national and international performance standards.

Performance requirement

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

Set up and maintain the radar display.

Within three minutes, after the power was turned on:

  1. The set was switched from standby to transmit;
  2. The appropriate scale was selected;
  3. The gain control was adjusted so that targets and sea return appeared;
  4. The tune control was adjusted (if the unit is not self tuning);
  5. The brilliance control was adjusted;
  6. The sea clutter and rain clutter controls were adjusted to suppress the rain and sea clutter without losing targets;
  7. The north up stabilized relative motion was selected.

Note: This assessment supports KUP OICNW-A3.2, and is assessed in MT-3122 Radar Observer Certification.