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Overview
The Celestial Navigation Summer School has been designed to provide those who take part with “hands-on” experience of working in a technical marine environment. It offers a unique opportunity to enhance current skills and to develop new techniques and knowledge that can be used to satisfy personal ambition and even provide the motivation to use new skills professionally and commercially.
On the Celestial Navigation Summer School our participants will enhance their understanding of navigation using charts and industry standard equipment to secure a working knowledge of the process that will cater for personal levels of understanding, awareness and competence. They will use innovative techniques, simulators and current commercial equipment under the direction of internationally recognised professionals. This one week programme will provide an engaging and unique learning experience for those who participate.
Cultural visits are included to allow participants to experience Glasgow and Scotland on organised visits and during free time. The organised visits may include
- An off-campus experience in the Glasgow Science Centre and Planetarium.
- Scottish Dark Sky Observatory in Ayrshire.
This course runs over 5 days from Monday to Friday.
Minimum entry requirements
There are no minimum entry requirements for the College’s Summer Schools. Those who attend need to have a basic level of competence in English as the Summer School will be delivered in English.
Participants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) are required to follow the guidance provided for visas here.
What you study
Under supervision you will learn basic global navigation techniques and use the skills to work with others to pilot a vessel into a port using an industry standard ship simulator. Visibility and weather dependent you will also take part in a field trip to use the skills developed under a dark night sky.
After the course
The skills you develop will provide you with a basic capability in Celestial Navigation. Participants will be able to find out about part-time and full-time courses provided by the College that may be of interest.
How the course is taught
Those who attend will have full use of the industry standard facilities used in our teaching spaces, simulators and workshops in the new Riverside Campus. Most of the staff have undertaken extensive commercial seafaring some up to the level of ship’s Captain.
Materials
All materials and equipment are provided.
Dress code
Sensible clothing, no open toed shoes.