Duration
12 weeks
Frequency
2 courses per year
Location
Maritime Warfare School, HMS Collingwood
IELTS
6.5
Aim
An intermediate course designed to build-on the Navigation and Warfare skill set of Junior Warfare Officers with some previous experience at sea and which will provide a basis for more specialised navigation and/or warfare training.
Course details
- Action Information Organisation
- Relative and ASW Velocity
- Electronic Warfare
- Maritime Tactical Estimate
- Principles of Anti Submarine Warfare
- Principles of Surface Warfare
- Principles of Anti Air Warfare
- ASMD/ZIPPO
- Surface Picture Compilation
- Air Picture Compilation
- Anti Submarine Warfare Picture Compilation
- AAW/Surface/ASW voice procedures
- Helo & Fixed wing aircraft in SW & ASW
- Basic Met & Oceanography
- International Maritime Law
- Warfare simulator, single threat practical exercises in Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), & Anti-Air Warfare (AAW)
- Close Range theory and drills
- Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS)
Navigation Modules:
- Rule of the Road
- Tides and Time Zones
- Communications Management Module to include:
- Tactical Communications
- Stationing
- Forming & Screening
- RAS & Fleetwork consolidation
- Charts
- Chartwork
- Coastal Navigation
- Pilotage
- Bridge Simulator
- Communications SRC
- Practical Navigation at sea conducting Ship Handling and Practical Pilotage
Requirements
- To have completed the RN Initial Naval Training (Officer), or National equivalent, ideally ISL
- Candidates must have at least 500 hours of certified seagoing Bridge Watchkeeping experience
- Eyesight standards are detailed at the front of the chapter
Qualifications gained
Practical assessment in Navigation and Pilotage conducted in a suitable vessel plus continuous assessment and final examination to RN standard in:
- Relative Velocity
- AIO
- Warfare
- Communications
- Bridge Simulator
- Rule of the Road
- Sea Phase
- Chart Assessment
- Final Warfare & General Navigation Exam
- IMO/STCW95 ECDIS Certification
Successful students will be awarded with a Pass, Pass with Merit, or Pass with Distinction. GMDSS ‘VHF Short Range’ certificate (will require own nation’s endorsement).