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Picture talking Can you identify the devices in the picture? What are their uses on board ship respectively? Chapter 7 Introduction This chapter presents the basic features and working principles of major navigational instruments used onboard, which is crucial to the safe and efficient navigation on the sea. It should be borne in mind that no single navigational aid should ever be relied upon as the exclusive method for navigating your vessel. The navigator is responsible for checking all aids available to confirm his position. Electronic aids are meant to assist the navigator, not replace him. The contents: Radar Radar Plotting 2 teaching segments/4hrs Magnetic Compass Gyro Compass 2 teaching segments/4hrs GPS, VDR, AIS, ECDIS 2 teaching segments/4hrs Lesson Components: Introduction Vocabulary Text Study Review Part I Radar I. Vocabulary Study radio detection and ranging radar crucial / ?kru??l /adj. 对……很重要的，关键的 exclusive /iks ?klu:siv/ adj. 唯一的 transmitter n. 发射机 pulse /p?ls /n. 脉冲 pulse length脉长/ pulse width脉宽/ pulse duration modulate / ?m?djuleit/ vt. 调节 e.g. In marine navigation application, the radar signal is pulse modulated. 在海上导航的应用中，雷达信号是脉冲调制的。 low average power普通低电压 Plan Position Indicator （PPI）平面位置指示器 radial adj. 射线的 radial line辐射线 synchronize vt. 调整……使其同步 synchronization n. 同步 luminescent /lu:mi ?nesnt/ adj. 发光的 luminescent tube 发光管，冷光管 proportional adj. 成比例的 be proportional to 与……成比例 cursor n. 指针 moveable cursor移动光标 heading-upward presentation首向上显示模式 north-upward presentation 北向上显示模式 unstabilized adj. 不稳定的 反义词：stabilized orientation /?:rien ?tei??n /n. 定向，方向 position relative to points of the compass e.g. In this unstabilized presentation, the orientation changes as the ship changes heading II. Passage Reading Warming-up Questions: Which measurement of radar is more accurate, bearing or distance? What is the PRR of a radar signal? Can you name radar components? What is the most common type of radar display? Which presentation is