Advanced Navigation

Course aim

To provide students with knowledge of radio, radar, advanced navigation systems and techniques.

Course content

Basic radio principles: Propagation, Radio communications, aircraft communications, addressing and reporting system (ACARS), Instrument Landing System.



Radio Navigation Principles: Bearing measurement and automatic direction finder, distance ,measuring equipment (DME), VOR/DME,  Area Navigation (RNAV).

Airways Navigation: Radar principles, ground radar, radio altimeters, Airborne weather and mapping radar (AWR), Secondary surveillance radar (SSR).



Global Navigation Satellite Systems

Textbook(s)

Underdown, R. B. and Cockburn, D. 2001, Ground Studies for Pilots: Radio Aids, 6th, Blackwell Science

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	3 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

1. Mid-Term Test , Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.