B.Sc. (Aviation) Air Navigation III Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This is the University's syllabus for B.Sc. (Aviation) under the Credit Based Semester and Grading System, approved by the Academic Council on 7 April 2014 and in force from the academic year 2014-15. It is the scheme Mumbai University still examines this degree on: her Winter 2025 and Summer 2026 third-year timetables both name “CBSGS”.

This degree is examined in four theory subjects a semester and one practical the University does not publish a syllabus for: Flying Experience / Flying Check, 4 credits, up to the fifth semester. MU’s own note reads “In Sixth Semester there is no flying. Flying is replaced by project work.” Her Regulation R.8389 gives 4 credits for every 40 hours flown, R.8390 sets a minimum of 200 hours of flying training to obtain a Commercial Pilot Licence, and R.8388 awards the B.Sc. (Aviation) degree only when a verified CPL is submitted to the University.

A student admitted from 2011-12 onwards who does not complete the Flying Practical is awarded “Bachelor of Aviation Science” instead of “Bachelor of Science (Aviation)”, and for those students the Flying Practical and its credits are removed from the first and second year. University of Mumbai Circular No. 320 of 2021, dated 23 September 2021, following the Academic Council meetings of 3 October 2019, 23 July 2020, 5 September 2020, 11 January 2021 and 23 February 2021.

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Syllabus for Air Navigation III

Semester 3 · SY BSc Aviation · 5 credits

Module 1

1 Directional Gyro Indicator (DGI) SHIFTED FROM SEM 2 IN OLD SYLLABUS Principle and construction of DGI, The control system – suction gyros, the caging device, DGIlimitations, DGI errors, gimballing errors, random wander, apparent wander, latitude nut correction, errors due to unstable rotor RPM, transport wander‐ change of latitude, drift rate calculations
2 The artificial Horizon Construction, limitations, control systems, air driven artificial horizon, acceleration error in theair driven artificial horizon electric artificial horizon control system, acceleration errors in electric horizon, fast erection system,
3 Turn and Slip Indicator Rate of turn indicator, rate gyros, operation, turn and slip displays, rate one turn & Turn co‐ordinator
4 Polar Stereographic projection Polar stereographic graticule, properties and uses
5 Transverse and Oblique Mercator Charts Meridian of tangency, uses and properties of transverse Mercator, great circle of tangency, uses and properties of oblique Mercator chart

Module II

6 Aircraft Magnetism Permanent magnetism, soft iron magnetism, analysis of components P+c, Q+f and R, calculation of coefficients A, B, C and total deviation. Effect of change of latitude on compass deviation, calculation of maximum and zero deviation headings.
7 Compass Swing Requirement, correcting swing, check swing and calculation of residual deviation
8 Remote indicating compass Principle of operation, flux valve, detector unit, signal selsyn operation of gyro compass, Manual synchronizing variation setting precession mechanism, erection mechanism, annunciator, control panel, adjustment of coefficients A, B and C. Advantages & Disadvantages of remote indicating compasses. NOTE- THIS UNIT IS SHIFTED FROM SEM 4 IN OLD SYLLABUS.

Module III

9 Solar System SHIFTED FROM SEM 4 IN OLD SYLLABUS Planetary orbits, Kepler’s laws, seasons, Plane of ecliptic and plane of equator, declination,measurement of days and years, Hour angle, Measurement of time, mean solar time, local mean time, UTC, standard time, international date line, sunrise sunset, twilight moonrise & moonset
10 Radio Altimeter SHIFTED FROM SEM 4 IN OLD SYLLABUS (UNIT 2) Principle of FM altimeters, decision height indicator, accuracy, uses, principle of pulsemodulation altimeters and its limitations
11 Terrain Avoidance System SHIFTED FROM SEM 4 (UNIT 3 ) IN OLD SYLLABUS Purpose & working principle, alert & warning elements of GPWS, modes of operation, winds shear detection

Reference Books

1 Air Pilot’s Manual Vol 3 & 5 Peter D Godwin
2 Flight Performance & Planning Nordian AS
3 General Navigation: ATPL JAR Nordian AS
4 GSP : Plotting & Flight Planning Underdown
5 GSP : Radio Aids Underdown
6 GSP : Flight Instr. & Auto Flt. Underdown
7 GSP : Navigation Underdown
8 Radio Navigation ATPL JAR Nordian AS
9 9. Oxford Aviation Gen Navigation Jeppesen Course Code Title Credits Credits

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Aviation) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2014-15. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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