LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain basic principles of HiPAP hardware and software, including transponder handling
- Perform SSBL positioning from APOS
- Perform basic maintenance of the HiPAP
- Explain basic principles of GNSS and DGNSS
- Explain DARPS principles and the computation of relative position
- Give an in-depth functional explanation of the DARPS system, hardware and its display windows
- Explain basic principles of RADius
- Operate and configure the RADius system
- Explain basic principles of XPR, including product modules
- Explain how to operate the XPR system, including XPR menus
TARGET GROUP
Shuttle Tanker Navigators and DP Operators.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Not applicable.
CONTENT
- HiPAP: System overview, SSBL and LBL positioning principles, basic hydroacoustic principles, operator station and APOS software, use of the Online Help system, and troubleshooting
- XPR: System overview, positioning principles, specifications and limitations, operator interface and software menus
- DARPS: System overview, GPS/GNSS fundamentals, DARPS principles, differential GPS/GNSS principles, description of Fugro DGNSS service, and troubleshooting
- RADius: System overview, RADius modules, RADius principles, and operating the RADius
For more information please see attached course description.
