ARPA

ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids) 32 hrs.

� U.S. Coast Guard and STCW approved

� Demonstrations of  practical assessments to satisfy the ARPA training
     requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch
     on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage  

� Choose appropriate modes of display 
� Select plotting and graphics controls suitable to the circumstances
� Make appropriate use of operational alarms
� Acquire and track targets to avert collision 
� Extract course, speed, and nearest approaches
� Enable early action to avoid close-quarter situations