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Navigation Calculations: Mercator Sailings Calculations

Oro Maritime
8 minutes
Avg. rating 4.7

Navigation Calculations: Mercator Sailings Calculations

Oro Maritime
8 minutes
Avg. rating 4.7

This course introduces Mercator Sailings which is a common navigational calculation for determining courses and distances for passage planning and rendezvous. These are for long-distance calculations, i.e. for passages greater than 600 Nautical Miles.

This lesson will cover an introduction and explanation of Mercator Sailings. It will also provide an example of a Mercator Sailing Calculation followed by a test of your knowledge in the form of an assessment.


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Navigation

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Oro Maritime

Oro Marine is a Maritime Training Consultancy firm, specialising in academic education and training courses. With over 20 years in the industry; experience at a host of ranks and sailing on container, tanker, passenger, and government vessels, we have seen much of the seagoing industry. Add to that experience ashore in dry-docks, teaching in merchant navy colleges, and working on SMS and procedure updates post-MLC, we are able to bring a wealth of experience to your studies.

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  1. Rating:
    Avg. rating 4.7
  2. Price:
  3. Language: English
  4. Length: 8 minutes
  5. Intended for: Working Deck Officers and Cadets studying navigation
  6. Reference: Based on parts of Mercator sailing principles.
  7. Last Updated: August 30, 2023

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