AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)

AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)

AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA)

This course is required by all deck officers of vessels equipped with ARPA for collision avoidance and navigation. The course covers the theory, operation, limitations and practical applications of navigation, collision avoidance of radar and ARPA systems. Also covered are the methods by which ARPA acquires and tracks radar contacts and demonstrates the limitations of the radar equipment including the dangers of over-reliance on information derived from ARPA.

Mariners successfully completing our Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of the following:
⦁ 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3) (vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3)(vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-4) and 02-18 Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-3), 11-14(Ch-3), and...

Length: 35 Hours

This course is required by all deck officers of vessels equipped with ARPA for collision avoidance and navigation. The course covers the theory, operation, limitations and practical applications of navigation, collision avoidance of radar and ARPA systems. Also covered are the methods by which ARPA acquires and tracks radar contacts and demonstrates the limitations of the radar equipment including the dangers of over-reliance on information derived from ARPA.

Mariners successfully completing our Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of the following:
⦁ 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3) (vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3)(vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-4) and 02-18 Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A-II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-3), 11-14(Ch-3), and 03-18 Task 5.1; AND
⦁ The ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010.

Any applicant who has successfully completed your Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) (MARINS-37) course will satisfy the ARPA training requirements of 46 CFR 11.305(a)(3)(vi), 11.307(a)(3)(vi), 11.309(a)(4)(xiv), 11.311(a)(3)(viii), 11.313(a)(3)(viii), 11.315(a)(3)(v), 11.317(a)(3) (vii), 11.319(a)(4)(viii), 11.321(a)(3)(vii); AND the ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.309(a)(3) and 11.319(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-II/1 and Table A-II/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 12-14(Ch-5) and 02-18(Ch-3) Tasks 3.5.A and 3.6; AND the ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.305(a)(2), 11.307(a)(2), 11.311(a)(2), 11.313(a)(2), and 11.315(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/2 and Table A- II/2, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVICs 10-14(Ch-4), 11-14(Ch-4), and 03-18(Ch-2) Task 5.1; AND the ARPA standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.317(a)(2) and 11.321(a)(2); STCW Code Section A-II/3 and Table A-II/3, as amended 2010. Applicants who have successfully completed your course need not present completed “Task Control Sheets” for these assessments in application for STCW certification.

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AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 5/19/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk May 19 2025 May 23 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 7/14/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Jul 14 2025 Jul 18 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-07-21 WA, Edmonds Jul 21 2025 Jul 25 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 7/28/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Jul 21 2025 Jul 25 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 9/08/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Sep 08 2025 Sep 12 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 9/29/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Sep 29 2025 Oct 03 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 2025-10-20 WA, Edmonds Oct 20 2025 Oct 24 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 11/03/2025 San Diego, CA CA, San Diego Nov 03 2025 Nov 07 2025 $1100 Add To Cart
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AIDS (ARPA) 11/10/2025 Norfolk, VA VA, Norfolk Nov 10 2025 Nov 14 2025 $1100 Add To Cart

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