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Entry Level

WX-BAS

Meteorology Basic

Length 5 Days
Approval USCG/STCW
Location Onsite or Offsite
Training Method Lecture
Simulation None
Equipment None
 
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Course Description

This course is required for Able Seamen upgrading to 3rd/2nd Mate. It provides students with a knowledge of the characteristics of various weather systems, reporting procedures and recording systems. Aditionally, they will be able to use and interpret information obtained from shipboard meteorological instruments.

Course Subjects

  • 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
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