International Long Navigation Course

• Passage planning
• Visual Pilotage
• Blind Pilotage and Radar
• Ship handling
• Meteorology
• Relative Velocity
• Navigation aids, GPS/Echo sounders/Logs/Gyros/Sextants (HSA/VSA and
  Lattice)
• International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea
• Practical instruction and assessment in a full mission Bridge Simulator conducting visual and blind pilotage by day and night
• Practical instruction and assessment in a Royal Navy warship (FF/DD/OPV) conducting visual and blind pilotage by day and night working closely with the ships Commanding Officer, Navigator, Officer of the Watch and Bridge Team
• Electronic Chart Display & Information System (ECDIS)
• Tides and Time
• Chartwork
• Bridge Resource Management
• Magnetism and Compass Theory
• Naval Gunfire Support
• Astro Navigation
• International Maritime Law
• CASEX and Submarine Safety
• Helicopter Operations
• Communications and Fleetwork (Theory and Practical Naval Manoeuvring)

• Rank of Lieutenant with at least 5 years seagoing bridge experience since gaining the National equivalent of the RN’s Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate; of which at least 1 year must have been spent as the Navigating Officer of a Corvette or larger vessel.
• A minimum of 2000 hours certified Bridge Watchkeeping experience
• Eyesight standards are detailed at the front of the chapter

Continuous assessment and final examinations to RN standards with pass marks requirement as follows:

• Rule of the Road 90%
• Chart work and Fixing 70%
• Tidal Theory, Tides and Time 70%
• General Navigation & ship handling 2 parts 70%
• Astro Navigation 70%
• Sea Phase 80%
• IMO/STCW95 ECDIS Certification