Unit Code: BSF605

Unit Name: Meteorology and Hydrology

Description: This unit allows students to be able to know common meteorological terms and their application in relation to interpreting information provided by weather forecasts. Use of instruments and observations to record and report actual weather including wind strength and direction, swell height, direction and period, sea state, visibility, cloud cover and atmospheric pressure. Sources of weather forecasts available to a small vessel and the contents of a marine weather forecast. Weather forecasts and weather maps, their interpretation to predict weather conditions in the vessel?s operating area. The formation, movement and weather associated with tropical revolving storms. Safety precautions to be taken by small vessels in the vicinity of tropical revolving storms and the actions to be taken to avoid tropical revolving storms. Safe havens in specified areas of operation suitable for positioning small vessels prior to the arrival of a tropical revolving storm. Means of securing a vessel in a cyclonic mooring.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2