[AGRO-INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES Bolton Riverside, Ecoland, Matina, Davao City 8000 TeleFax No. (082) 301-0041 /308-0377/285.0315 Email: agrocollege@yshoo.com MemberPAMI APSCUR DACS/COCOPEA PAPSCU PRISAA Mint VET-A BEV STATIS Exercise No. 3 COURSE RECORDER Starting and Stopping a Course Recorder STCW FUNCTION: Table A-l/1 Navigation at the Operational Level COMPETENCE: Maintain a safe navigational watch KUP: 1. Thorough knowledge of and ability to use nautical charts, and publications, such as sailing directions, tide tables, notices to mariners, radio navigational warnings and ships’ routing information | CO1: Explain the operational procedures of steering control systems and the selection of the mode of steering suitable for the prevailing weather, sea ‘and traffic conditions and intended maneuvers. LO/ OBJECTIVES: At the end of this activity, the leamers shall be able to: * Describe the operation of the course recorder log INTRODUCTION : Course Recorder is a graphical record keeping device which can record all gyro courses steered by the ships throughout the voyage. It has @ built-in clock which keeps time accurately, older ship's this clock is a winding type but on modem ship" it's Usually electrical or quartz. This instrument is fitted on the ship's bridge and is a legal requirement. MATERIALS / EQUIPMENT: * Labmanual * Ballpen * Bridge Simulator PROBLEM SETTING/ GIVEN: Case A: Referring first to the zone column, at the bottom and reading upward, the chart shows that the heading was in the first quadrant (0°-90°) until 12:55 PM. It then | swung into the second quadrant (90°-180°). Sighting across the record at 12:50 PM and reading the first quadrant figures, the course is seen to be 74°. Again sighting | EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF AGRO INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION COUGE OF THE PHILIPPINES. ae Pages| —[Gcros Gf 1:00 PM, The course is read in the second quadrant figures as 109°, The course change trom 74° to 109° is shown on the small diagram superimposed on the middle of the record Case B: Again, referring first io the zone column, the heading is shown to start in | the second quadrant, then to swing to the third quadrant for only a brief period, | then back again to the second quadrant, consequently, the initial course is read | as 168°, and the final course as 159°, The re-entrant part of the plot is read in the third quadrant and shows the maximum point in the swing to be 182°. Case C: The zone column shows the initial heading to be in the fourth quadrant | and therefore to be read os 342°. The final heading Is in the fist quadrant and | consequently is 24° | Case D: The zone column indicated a swing from the second to the fourth quadrant, therefore the intial heading wos 172° and the final heading 277°. The | gradual upward sweep of the trace indicates a slow but fairly constant change of the ship's heading. _ _ | PROCEDURES: | — Starling the course recorder Attach a new roll of course recording paper, if necessary Lower both the zone and course pen with pen-raise knob Ensure the time on the recording paper, where the course touches the paper matches the correct GMT. | Match the course pen and the Master compass | oN Turn off the repeater switch Turn the indication tuning gear to bring the zone pen in the same quadrant os the ship's course and at the same time, match the course pen to the proper course on the recording paper. j 7. After completion of the above operation, ensure that the recording paper is properly set on the parts of the paper feed drums and that drums rotate freely. oas Stopping the course recorder |, Tum off the repeater switch to stop the servo motor, Tum off the main power Raise both the zone and course pens en Figure 3. Course RecorderGUIDE QUESTIONS: 1, What other markings should you make on the course recorder paper? 2. How does the course recorder works? 3. Describe the changing of paper on a typical course recorder. ‘EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF AGRO INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF THE PHIBDINES Page1Q4, State check and maintenance of the course recorder. 5. What is the function of “Off Course Alarm “in general? Conclusion: Note: See Rubric of Exercise 3 at page # iv Time started: Time finished: TOTAL RATING Total Passing score is 75% Competent (C) number of points / Total Not Yet Competent (NYC) number of items x 100 [EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OF AGRO INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES — Pagelt —~——