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Not startedThe Radar Picture and Its Limits
How pulse returns become a radar picture, why targets may be weak, merged, masked or false, and how to release a bounded radar-supported decision.
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Not startedHow pulse returns become a radar picture, why targets may be weak, merged, masked or false, and how to release a bounded radar-supported decision.
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Module 2
Not startedHow to diagnose a poor radar picture, test gain and clutter controls without losing weak targets, and verify range, orientation and set-up before relying on the display.
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Module 3
Premium lockedHow to make auditable radar range and bearing measurements, use centred or offset VRMs and EBLs, plot radar fixes and create clearing ranges without hiding uncertainty.
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Module 4
Premium lockedHow target geometry, aspect, heel, radar band, reflectors, clutter and range/bearing discrimination shape detection—and when a return must remain unresolved.
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Module 5
Premium lockedTimed relative plotting, worked CPA/TCPA geometry, trails and vectors, tracking quality, action verification and a bounded plot-to-decision standard.
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Module 6
Premium lockedSource-aware use of AIS, radar tracking and chart overlays, including association, field age, filters, shared-input failures and disagreement diagnosis.
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Module 7
Premium lockedPlan and monitor close navigation with parallel indexes, clearing ranges, independent progress and depth checks, actionable calls, mismatch diagnosis and abort margins.
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Module 8
Premium lockedApply Rule 19 with systematic radar observation, safe-speed time budgets, exact forward/abaft course cautions, fog-signal response, workload control and post-action verification.
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Module 9
Premium lockedIntegrate collision, landfall, clutter, pilotage and failure evidence through traceable scenario briefs, safe-state control and post-action verification.
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