Condition

On an operational ARPA that meet the standards of 33 CFR 164.38 (or an ARPA simulator that meets applicable national and international performance standards for ARPA), with the ARPA on the 12 mile scale, with at least ten targets within 12 miles of the own ship.

Performance requirement

Behavior Standard
The student will: During assessment, the student shall, at a minimum:

Demonstrate the trial maneuver function.

  1. Access the trial maneuver mode;
  2. Enter course changes;
  3. Determine the course to steer to avoid all targets by a distance specified by the assessor, within one minute;
  4. Enter speed changes;
  5. Determine the speed necessary to avoid all targets by a distance specified by the assessor, within one minute and
  6. Return the display to real time.

Location

Assessed in MT‑3222 Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA).

References

STCW Knowledge, Understanding and Proficiency

  1. OICNW-A3.4

NVIC Tasks