Sailing and motor yachts increasingly have radars on board. The International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea state that if you have a radar on board, you must know how to use it. This course satisfies the requirements of some categories of commercial work afloat.

The aim is to teach students to use small boat Radar to assist decision-making in navigation, pilotage and collision avoidance.

Topics covered are:

• The small boat Radar systems

• Radar controls and function

• Radar screen presentation

• Conditions giving rise to abnormal propagation.

• Target detection, definition and discrimination

• Radar reflectors

• Plotting other vessels

• Collision Avoidance

• Use of Radar as a navigation aid.

• Accuracy and inaccuracies of radar.

This is a new course for the Whitsunday Sailing School and will enhance your navigation and watchkeeping skills.