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Part C.

Course Syllabus

Course Description: Provides fundamental principles of celestial navigation in locating the ship’s position at sea. Explores the techniques on how to
determine errors of the magnetic and gyro compasses using celestial means, and to allow for such errors. Students will be able
to obtain the ship’s position on the nautical chart with the aid of navigable celestial bodies, sextant and nautical almanac.

Course Outcomes Learning Outcomes Topics References/ Teaching Aids


Bibliographies
LECTURE LABORATORY

CO1. Determine LO1.1. Explain the fundamental ● Principles of


compass errors principles of celestial navigation, Celestial
and apply including the use of celestial Navigation
corrections to bodies ( e.g., the sun, ● Celestial bodies
obtain the moon,stars, and planets) for used for
correct determining a vessel’s position Navigation
course and bearing and course ● Equinoctial
derived from System
celestial LO1.2. Perform celestial ● Horizon System
observations observation using relevant ● Hour Angles
navigational instruments such ● Equation of Time
as azimuth circles and marine ● Obtaining
Chronometer or other celestial date
timekeeping device. from Almanacs,
Useful
Table/Norie’s
Table Table, and
other Sight
Reduction tables

LO1.3. Calculate compass error


Compass error
using the observed celestial date

LO1.4. Locate the single position


of a celestial body using the
Compass Correction
equinoctial system of coordinates
diagram.

CO2. Use the Celestial LO2.1. Explain the importance of Celestial Navigation/
method of fixing the considering the prevailing
ship’s position under circumstances (e.g., weather,
Calculations
prevailing time of the day, visibility) and
Marine Sextant
conditions ( e.g., vessel’s
circumstances and Techniques for Position
movement,magnetic variations,)
conditions. Fixing
in fixing ship’s position by using
celestial observation

LO2.2. Use sextant to obtain the


altitude of a simulated/actual
celestial body using an artificial
horizon

LO2.3. Calculate the ‘a’ intercept


value of a celestial body using
various approaches:
a. Sight Reduction the Ho - Hc
approach
b. PZX triangle approach

LO2.5. Plot the ship’s position


based on celestial computations

LO2.6. Explain the significance


of comparing the plotted
celestial fix with other fix
positions derived from other
sources such as GPS

Notes:
(1) The MHEIs are to develop Part D: Detailed Teaching Syllabus and Instructional Materials (IMs), and Part E. Course Assessment and Assessment Tools (ATs) which
satisfactorily meets with the requirements of the course as prescribed in the course outcomes and learning outcomes.
(2) If there are additional course outcomes and learning outcomes, indicate the justification(s) below the template.
(3) The MHEI may rearrange the sequence of delivering the course Outcomes along with its associated learning outcomes, provided that such rearrangement is
reasonable considering requisites and progressive learning.

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