The details of the various Special Training Programme Courses being
conducted by CIFNET are :
Short-term
Courses (contd. ...)
The Course Outline of these Courses are as below:

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Short-term Courses (contd.
...)
4 (4). Course
outline Short-term course on Navigation, Instrumentation and Marine Meteorology
Duration: 5 days
Course objective:
This course is tailor made for the middle level officers of govt. and private
organizations and faculty members of colleges. This aims at imparting the basic knowledge
for the people including new entrance, which will be guidance to them when they under take
voyages at sea.
Seamanship & Navigation
Chart work and Position fixing
Life Saving and Fire fighting Appliances
Elementary Seamanship
Rule of the Road
International buoy age system
Basic Radar Plotting
Emergencies and distress procedure
Electronics
GPS
Echo Sounder
VHF and Radio telephone
Communication procedures.
Marine Meteorology
General idea of Atmosphere, Atmospheric pressure
and temperature.
Isobars and Pressure gradient
Tropical revolving storms (cyclones),
General circulation of Atmosphere, Monsoon
Indian Ocean current system
Ocean Tides and currents

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