ARPA

Duration	5 Working Days
Eligibility	Having ROSC certificate.
Course Intake	12 candidates
Course_Fees	6000

Documents Required

Please bring Originals on 1st day of course for verification along with
Passport size photos - 2 Nos.

Please send SCANNED Copies of the following by E-mail:

CDC (1st Page and 1 year Experience page)
Passport (1st page and last page)
ROSC Certificate

Indian Maritime College,Maritime Education and Training, India, Chennai - COMBO-ROSC-ARPA-ECDIS

Course Schedule

The course schedule given below is subject to change. Please confirm with us before enrolling for the course

ARPA DATES
FROM	TO

15-Jul-2019	19-Jul-2019
19-Aug-2019	23-Aug-2019
16-Sep-2019	20-Sep-2019
21-Oct-2019	25-Oct-2019
18-Nov-2019	22-Nov-2019
16-Dec-2019	20-Dec-2019
20-Jan-2020	24-Jan-2020

Course Description

The Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) course is approved by the Directorate General of Shipping ( Approval No: 3-TR(135) /98 )
It meets the requirements laid down in Regulation I/12, Section A-I/12 and Table A-II/1 & A-II/3, Code B-I/12 of the STCW Convention, as amended in 2010 and all additional criteria specified in the STCW convention, applicable to the issue of the certificate.
The ARPA course is conducted in accordance to the guidelines stipulated in the DGS Training Circular no. 6 of 2004 and IMO Model Course 1.07.
It runs for 30 Hrs consisting of Theory and Simulator exercises.

Aims & Objectives

The aim of this course is to meet the mandatory minimum requirements for knowledge, understanding and proficiency in the use of ARPA

A trainee successfully completing this course will be able to

Understand the basics of ARPA including the principle types of ARPA systems
Set up and maintain ARPA displays.
choose an appropriate mode of display
select plotting and graphics controls suitable to the circumstances
make appropriate use of operational alarms
acquire and plot the targets posing threat of collision
extract the anti-collision information needed for taking an early action to avoid close quarter situations
Understand the possible risks of over-reliance on ARPA

The Simulator

IMC uses the ELAB NAV-E Radar-Arpa Navigation Simulator, which is built in-house and is type-approved by DNV for conduct of the ARPA course as per IMO Model course 1.07. The simulator at IMC consists of 4 own ship stations each with an IMO complaint Radar/ARPA Display.