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Meteorology Basic (WX-BAS)

Course Description

This course is required for Able Seamen upgrading to 3rd/2nd Mate.  The goal of this 35-hour training course, “Meteorology”, is to provide trainees with knowledge, understanding and proficiency in Meteorology at the Operational Level for Officers in Charge of a Navigational Watch.  It provides students with a knowledge of the characteristics of various weather systems, reporting procedures and recording systems and onboard meteorological instruments. Attendees will gain the ability to apply the meteorological information available.

This course satisfies the following STCW95 and CFR training requirements:

• OICNW 1-7A
• OICNW 1-7C
• Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code for Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage

What You Will Learn

• Shipborne Meteorological Instruments
• The Atmosphere, its Composition and Physical Properties
• Atmospheric Pressure
• Wind
• Cloud and Precipitation
• Visibility
• The Wind and Pressure Systems over the Oceans
• Structure of Depressions
• Anticyclones and other Pressure Systems
• Weather Services for Shipping
• Recording and Reporting Weather Observations
• Weather Forecasting

Students whpsuccessfully completed the 35-hour Meteorology (Operational Level) course offered by the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education and Safety Program through the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies.  This course is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and satisfies the Meteorology training requirements for certification as Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch on vessels of 500 or more gross tonnage.  The practical assessments conducted in this course will be accepted as the equivalent of assessments OICNW 1-7A and OICNW 1-7C from the national assessment guidelines for Table A-II/1 of the STCW Code.  Applicants who have successfully completed this course need not present completed “Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.