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The 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.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

pulse returnsradar wave propagationradar picture
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Controls, Gain, and Clutter

How 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.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

gain and tuningsea clutterrain clutter
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Module 3

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Range, Bearing, VRM, and EBL

How 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.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

radar rangerelative and true bearingVRM
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Module 4

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Targets, Reflectors, and Discrimination

How target geometry, aspect, heel, radar band, reflectors, clutter and range/bearing discrimination shape detection—and when a return must remain unresolved.

10 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

radar cross sectiontarget aspect and heelX and S band
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Module 5

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Radar Plotting and CPA

Timed relative plotting, worked CPA/TCPA geometry, trails and vectors, tracking quality, action verification and a bounded plot-to-decision standard.

11 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

systematic observationrelative motionrelative speed
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Module 6

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AIS, MARPA, and Overlays

Source-aware use of AIS, radar tracking and chart overlays, including association, field age, filters, shared-input failures and disagreement diagnosis.

10 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

radar and AIS evidenceAIS field origin and ageMARPA acquisition and target swaps
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Module 7

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Radar Navigation and Pilotage

Plan and monitor close navigation with parallel indexes, clearing ranges, independent progress and depth checks, actionable calls, mismatch diagnosis and abort margins.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

radar pilotage planparallel indexingclearing range geometry
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Module 8

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Restricted Visibility Radar

Apply Rule 19 with systematic radar observation, safe-speed time budgets, exact forward/abaft course cautions, fog-signal response, workload control and post-action verification.

9 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

Rule 19 applicabilityradar-only collision riskforward and abaft course cautions
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Module 9

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Radar Scenario Practice

Integrate collision, landfall, clutter, pilotage and failure evidence through traceable scenario briefs, safe-state control and post-action verification.

8 topics · Learn, Practise and Test

scenario briefcrossing targetslandfall identity
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Five spoken decisions with authored answers, reviewed explanations, and no microphone.

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