BSc Nautical Sciences VPCP II Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
This degree runs on the Choice Based Credit System throughout, items 4.69, 4.70 and 4.71 of the Academic Council of 23 July 2020, in force from the academic year 2020-21. The University’s earlier Credit Based Semester and Grading System syllabus is what her older third-year timetables name, so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for VPCP II
Module I: VOYAGE PLANNING
- The interpretation of a chart or plan, particularly the information given about Lights, Buoys, Radio Beacons and other Navigational Aids. COLLISION PREVENTION IRPCS Part F – Rules 39 to 41 Precautions while using floating navigational aids, such as buoys, light vessels etc.
Module II: VOYAGE PLANNING
- Depths and height contours. Tidal Streams Traffic lanes and separation zones. Recognition of the coast and radar responsive targets. Chart correction. COLLISION PREVENTION Radar Plotting. Relative plot - Report to Master. Set and Drift.
Module III: VOYAGE PLANNING
- Geographical Range, Luminous Range, Nominal range; and their significance. COLLISION PREVENTION Radar Plotting - Action by own ship, Action by Target ship.
Module Practical
- VOYAGE PLANNING
- 1 Use of single position line obtained from a celestial observation when near a coast to keep safe distance off the coast.
- 2 To find course made good using the three point bearing method – with & without current COLLISION PREVENTION
- 1 The students will be required to identify various collision situations by day and by night. Practical’s to be held using a magnetic board, wooden models, overboard projector, video tapes or any other aid to simulate such conditions.
- 2 Candidates will be required to deal with each collision situation broadly under the headings – ‘recognition’, ‘responsibility’ , ‘action’, ‘appropriate sound signals’ and ordinary practice of seaman’. NOTE: The second year examination will include the entire ‘practical’s portion of the first year.
Reference Books
- 1 Chartwork Capt. S.S. Chaudhari
- 2 Chartwork for Mariners Capt. S.K. Puri
- 3 Marine Chartwork D.A. Moore
- 4 IMO Rule of the Road Bhandarkar Publication
- 5 A guide to The Collision avoidance Rules A.N. Cockroft
- 6 International Light, Shape and sound Signal D.A. Moore
- 7 Admiralty IALA Maritime Buoyage System
- 8 Modern Chartwork W.H. Squair
- 9 Navigation for Watchkeepers L.W.J. Fifield
- 10 Shipborne Radar Capt. H. Subramanium
- 11 International regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea IMO
- 12 Manual of the Rule of the Road Capt. S.K. Puri Objective: -This subject exposes the students to Ship Operation Technology Paper- II, Bridge Procedure and legal Knowledge& Naval Architecture Paper - II
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Nautical Science) under the Choice Based Credit System, in force from the academic year 2020-21. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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