Norway Deck Officer Class 5 case studies
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The Norwegian Deck Officer Class 5 (Dekksoffiser klasse 5) is an entry-level deck officer certificate issued under the Norwegian maritime qualification system, aligned with STCW requirements for officers in charge of a navigational watch. It is aimed at candidates starting a career as a deck officer on Norwegian-flagged vessels, typically after completing approved nautical education and required sea service. The Norway Deck Officer Class 5 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,799 words.
1Night Landfall with a GPS/ECDIS Position Error
M/V Nordkapp Trader, a 24,000 dwt general cargo ship drawing 7.2 m even keel, is 14 NM off the Sunnmøre coast at 0300 local time, bound for Ålesund. Visibility is good, wind NW 15 kt, sea slight.
813 words, about 4 min2GM and Free Surface on a Timber-Laden Coaster
M/V Fjordlast, 3,200 GT, is completing loading sawn timber in Kristiansund for a UK port. From the loading computer: displacement 4,600 t, KM 6.80 m, KG 6.35 m (solid), giving GM 0.45 m.
725 words, about 4 min3A Deepening Low on the Westbound Route
M/V Barents Star, an 18,000 dwt chemical tanker in ballast (draft 5.6 m fwd, 6.2 m aft), is westbound at 66°20′N 004°00′E on 14 November, steering 250° at 12 kt. The 0600 synoptic chart shows a low of 975 hPa at 68°00′N 000°00′E, forecast to deepen to 960 hPa and move to 67°00′N 005°00′E by 1800, with a trough line ahead of it.
782 words, about 4 min4Berthing a Single-Screw Coaster in an Onshore Wind
M/V Kystvakt, 132 m LOA, 18.5 m beam, draft 5.6 m fwd and 5.8 m aft, single right-hand fixed-pitch propeller, 600 kW bow thruster, no stern thruster. You are the master and are about to berth starboard side to at an open quay in a Norwegian port.
745 words, about 4 min5Radar-Only Contact in Fog in a Traffic Lane
M/V Skagerrak, 180 m LOA, is eastbound in a traffic lane at 15 kt, steering 090°, in fog at night with visibility 0.6 NM. The X-band radar on 12 NM range shows one contact dead ahead at 6.0 NM on a steady relative bearing, with an ARPA CPA of 0.1 NM and TCPA of 12 minutes.
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