Pub. No. 9 · Interactive course
The Practical Navigator
All 37 chapters, rewritten as an interactive syllabus across eight navigational domains — with formative quizzes, unit tests, five practical calculators and a 50-question mock licensing exam.
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Practical calculators
TVMDC, current triangle, twelfths, great circle, COLREGS
Mock licensing exam
50 questions, timed, domain breakdown
Glossary & formulas
Searchable terms and formula cheat sheet
Course units
Unit 1 · Chapters 1–4
0/4 studied
Fundamentals of Marine Navigation
Conventions, geodesy and datums, chart projections, and the publication library.
Unit 2 · Chapters 5–9
0/5 studied
Piloting & Terrestrial Navigation
Buoyage, compasses, dead reckoning, visual fixing, tides and tidal currents.
Unit 3 · Chapters 10–14
0/5 studied
Electronic & Radionavigation
Radio propagation, GNSS, hyperbolic systems, radar/ARPA and ECDIS.
Unit 4 · Chapters 15–20
0/6 studied
Celestial Navigation
The celestial sphere, sextant work, time, the almanac and sight reduction.
Unit 5 · Chapters 21–26
0/6 studied
Navigational Mathematics & The Sailings
Spherical trig, conversions, error theory, the sailings, passage and emergency planning.
Unit 6 · Chapters 27–28
0/2 studied
Maritime Safety Systems & Regulations
COLREGS steering and sailing rules, lights and shapes, GMDSS and AIS.
Unit 7 · Chapters 29–33
0/5 studied
Oceanography
Hydrography, ocean basins, currents, waves and ice navigation.
Unit 8 · Chapters 34–37
0/4 studied
Marine Meteorology & Weather Routing
Weather elements, tropical cyclones, shipboard observation and routing.
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Unlocked by scoring 70% or better on the comprehensive mock exam.