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These are focused self-study tracks for the classroom module you are about to sit. Each route shows its real estimated workload. A session is a chapter-sized pacing suggestion, not a full day.
Coverage on the chart
Choose the track that matches your next classroom module. You do not need to work all eight. Every lesson ends with a marked check and stores progress on this device.
8
Tracks
152
Lessons
63 hr 32 min
Study
Track 01
Radar & ARPA
8 hr 10 min
estimated
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 50 min
1 hr 34 min
1 hr 37 min
1 hr 29 min
Radar as equipment, the relative-motion plot, CPA/TCPA and the OAW triangle, ARPA acquisition and vectors, trial manoeuvre, AIS and collision avoidance under the COLREGS.
Radar plot trainer · 3 approved worked visuals
Open →Track 02
Chartwork & Navigation
8 hr
estimated
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 34 min
1 hr 37 min
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 29 min
Directions and TVMDC, charts and publications, position fixing, the running fix, DR and EP, course to steer, coastal navigation and pilotage.
Chartwork trainer · 2 approved worked visuals
Open →Track 03
Tides
7 hr 55 min
estimated
1 hr 34 min
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 37 min
1 hr 37 min
1 hr 27 min
The vertical language, standard and secondary ports, the tidal curve in both directions, under-keel and overhead clearance, tidal atlases and diamonds.
Tidal workbench · approved UKC visual
Open →Track 04
Passage Planning
7 hr 48 min
estimated
1 hr 37 min
1 hr 34 min
1 hr 37 min
1 hr 31 min
1 hr 29 min
SOLAS V/34 and the four stages, berth to berth: constraints, hazards, controlled areas, tracks and margins, contingencies, pilotage and monitoring.
Worked cases · approved UKC visual
Open →Track 05
Celestial Navigation
5 hr 45 min
estimated
1 hr 30 min
1 hr 5 min
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 30 min
Sextant corrections, the Nautical Almanac, Pub 249, the intercept and plot, then the azimuth, meridian passage and amplitude questions.
Sight-reduction tools · approved compass-check visual
Open →Track 06
GMDSS
8 hr 40 min
estimated
2 hr 5 min
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 40 min
1 hr 35 min
1 hr 40 min
The system end to end, sea areas and carriage, DSC and spoken procedures, frequencies, MSI and beacons, watchkeeping and records.
MAYDAY builder · approved distress-flow visual
Open →Track 07
General Ship Knowledge
9 hr 5 min
estimated
1 hr 50 min
1 hr 50 min
1 hr 45 min
1 hr 45 min
1 hr 55 min
Examinable definitions, hull structure and subdivision, flotation and load lines, MARPOL, COSWP, bilge systems, rudders and stern gear.
Definitions + hull trainers · 2 approved stability visuals
Open →Track 08
ECDIS
8 hr 9 min
estimated
1 hr 15 min
1 hr 20 min
1 hr 15 min
1 hr 10 min
1 hr 35 min
1 hr 34 min
Legal carriage, ENC and RNC, CATZOC, safety settings, alarms and updates, sensor integrity, route monitoring, overlays and familiarisation.
Safety-contour workbench
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