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2010-2011 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MAR 200 - Navigation and Seamanship

3 credits
Navigation and seamanship as conducted via nautical charts and attendant publications, coastal piloting, and positioning by solar observation and electronic navigation. The course gives each student consistent and continual training in procedures for operating a large sailing vessel at sea. This is a course for the SeaMester program that is taught on board as an integral part of the voyage itinerary. It involves intensive hands-on and field investigations.