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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
NASC 1102 (Basic Shipboard Rules)
This is an entry level course which will develop linkages between
theoretical and practical seamanship.
Practical Training for Deck Personnel; Rope, Wire, Chains, and
Tackles; Confined Space Awareness
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 9 hours/week
Laboratories - 14 hours/week
NASC 1104 (Seamanship I)
This is an introductory course designed to provide the student
with an orientation to the marine industry and the types of ships
that are commonly encountered during a seagoing career. The
course will provide basic seamanship knowledge about ship
terminologies, navigation publications and stability.
Introduction/Business of Shipping; Organizational Structure
Onboard Ships; Terminology; General Arrangements; Stability;
Anchor and Shackles; Cargo Handling Equipment; Mooring;
Navigation; Bridge Equipment Onboard Ships; Soundings
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week = 26 hours total
NASC 1204 (Seamanship II)
This is course follows Seamanship I and is designed to provide
the student with knowledge of basic ship operations. A detailed
analysis of the requirements of the Cadet Log Book will also be
undertaken.
Introduction to Navigation; Introduction to Collision Regulation;
Watchkeeping Duties; Flags; Rope Wire and Tackle; Maintenance
and Corrosion Prevention Procedures; Principles of Ship
Handling; Pollution Prevention; Log Books; Cadet Log Book
Prerequisites - NASC 1104 (Seamanship I)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week = 26 hours total
NASC 1303 (Shipboard Skills)
This course will build upon the knowledge gained in Seamanship
Level 1 and Seamanship Level 2 courses to support practical
shipboard skill development.
Practical Training for Deck Personnel; Rope, Wire, Chains, and
Tackles; Fall Arrest Training
Prerequisites - NASC 1204 (Seamanship Level II)
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 14 hours/week
NASC 2101 (Stability I)
This is a course designed to develop learners’ ability to perform
basic stability calculations with emphasis on practical skills, to
extract data from hydrostatic curves, and to perform calculations
related to ships draft, list, trim, and centre of gravity.
Principal Ship Dimensions & Hull Terminology; Draft,
Trim, Density & Displacement; Coefficients of Hull Form &
Hydrostatic Data; TPC & FWA; Centre of Flotation; Volume and
Displacement; Buoyancy and the Centre of Buoyancy; Centre of
Gravity; Free Surface; Adding and Shifting Masses; List; Moment
to Change Trim; Stability Data Booklet.
Prerequisites - MATH 1211 (NASC Mathematics II);
PHYS 1200 (Physics); NASC 1104 (Seamanship I)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 1 hour/week
NASC 2102 (Navigation Systems - SEN 1A1)*
NASC 2102 is the first of three SEN courses which the student
must complete to obtain a credit in the Nautical Science Diploma
of Technology Program and a Canadian Watchkeeping Mate
Certificate. The purpose of NASC 2102 is to provide the student
with the knowledge and the skill required for the correct operation
of navigational equipment and radar to avoid collision or close
quarter situations.
*Successful completion required as partial requirement for
SEN I (Transport Canada) credit.
Radar; Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA); Radar Plotting
Prerequisites - NASC 1303
Co-requisite - NASC 2108 (Navigation)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 5 hours/week for 13 weeks = 65 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week for 13 labs = 26 hours total
NASC 2103 (Seamanship)*
This course is designed to give students and in-depth knowledge
and practical understanding of work aboard a ship, thus enabling
them to become an efficient and effective cadet. The concepts
taught here will form the basis for further studies in seamanship.
*In order to get a credit for NASC 2103 (Seamanship) a pass
must be obtained in the Morse Light section of the course
Ships; Deck Appliances; Lifting Gear; Rope, Wire and Chain;
Advanced Rigging; International Code of Signals; Morse Code
Prerequisites - WKTM 1102 (Sea Phase I - Nautical Science)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 2 hours/week
Laboratories - 1 hour/week
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