Unit Profile Correction added on 06-05-20
The Final Examination will be replaced with Final Online Test.
More details will be available on Moodle. The learning outcomes assessed are unchanged.
Overview
Navigation (Air Transport Pilot Licence) will provide you with advanced knowledge of national and international navigation procedures applicable to heavy aircraft operations. You will cover the aeronautical knowledge requirements of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority Air Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) navigation syllabus. You will learn how to interpret chart projections. You will convert between international time zones and study radio navigation aids. Altimetry procedures required for international and national flights will be examined. You will calculate critical points and convert between airspeed types.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: AVAT12009 Navigation (Commercial Pilot Licence) and AVAT12008 Meteorology (Commercial Pilot Licence)
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator.
This Unit was delivered for the first time at CQUniversity. The Unit Profile and CASA syllabus were discussed at great length with the students in the first/fifth week; and inputs taken for early/mid-course course corrections. This greatly enhanced students' engagement throughout the semester.
The discussions process with the students for early and mid-course refinements should be continued.
Feedback from Student
Require some basic mathematical procedures; formulae; terminology for solving Navigational problems at ATPL level.
The students will be given a basic revision exercise on application of mathematical formulae during the tutorial.
Feedback from Student
The demonstrated solution by the lecturer by drawing on the screen during lecture was useful; however, it was hard to watch on a laptop and perhaps uploading a screen shot separately of the finished product.
The completed worksheet is always scanned and posted in Moodle. This practice will be continued.
Feedback from Student
Some of the textbooks suggested by CASA were very hard to find for further readings.
There is no prescribed textbook for this Unit. The study materials suggested by CASA are available as books and Flight Manuals. The web search would provide all the possible resources available for ATPL navigation preparation. The probable sources of the reference materials will be discussed during the introductory lecture.
Feedback from Student
Need more time during assessment and examinations, there is a lot of working out to do for these navigation calculations.
The duration of the examination will be increased to the required level in alignment with the workload involved.
- Demonstrate competencies on the Advanced Navigation components of ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot License); as detailed in Schedule 3 of Part 61, MOS (Manual of Standards) of CASR (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations)
- Interpret the various global navigation chart projections and explain their use on national and international flights
- Convert between global time zones, Universal Coordinated Time and local time
- Evaluate the operation and limitations of radio navigation aids
- Examine the altimetry procedures used on national and international flights
- Convert between various airspeed types
- Calculate on-track and off-track critical points for various abnormal operations.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 40% | |||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
ATPL Navigation Part 1 and Part 2
Edition: Product Code Av 2 and Av 9
Authors: Rob Avery
Avfacts Pilot Theory Specialists, PO Box 330, Sorell, Tasmania 7172
Sorell Sorell , Tasmania , Australia
Binding: Spiral
Additional Textbook Information
Details available at www.avfacts.com.au
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.ranganathan@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Navigation Charts
Chapter
Properties and Applications
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Time Zones
Chapter
Conversions/Calculations
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Flight Instruments
Chapter
ADC and EFIS
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Gyroscope
Chapter
Principles and platforms
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Compasses
Chapter
Compasses
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radio wave Propagation
Chapter
Fundamentals
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radio Nav Aids
Chapter
ADF/VOR
Events and Submissions/Topic
MID TERM TEST (40%)
Mid-Term Test Due: Week 7 Wednesday (29 Apr 2020) 10:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Radio Nav Aids
Chapter
DME/ILS/MLS
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Route Navigation
Chapter
Applications
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Route Navigation
Chapter
ETP/PNR Multi Leg; Varying Fuel Flow
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Radar
Chapter
Principle and Types
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Area navigation Systems
Chapter
GNSS
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Review for Exam
Chapter
Revision
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Test
Mid-Term Test will be conducted in week 7. The syllabus will cover on the concepts that are taught during the lectures taught upto week 6. The duration of the test is 90 minutes. The test will be available online (in Moodle) for the students for a fixed duration of 1.5 hrs; commencing at one specified time only. There is no alternative timeslot available (for the Test), on the day of the TEST. The details of the Mid-Term Test will be promulgated in Moodle in second/third week. Please ensure your availability for this Mid-Term Test on the specified date and time-slot. Only one attempt is allowed. Absentees will not be given another chance. The University regulations will strictly apply to the absentees for possible consideration of a RE-TEST. This Mid-Term Test is worth 40%; and the specified date and time will be promulgated in week two/three. This gives adequate notice for all the students to plan/modify their work-schedules or other commitments and ensure their presence for the exam.
Week 7 Wednesday (29 Apr 2020) 10:00 am AEST
Online TEST (Moodle)
Week 8 Wednesday (6 May 2020)
MCQ type Test. Assessment of the understanding of the concepts of ATPL Navigation as covered in weeks 1 to 6.
- Demonstrate competencies on the Advanced Navigation components of ATPL (Airline Transport Pilot License); as detailed in Schedule 3 of Part 61, MOS (Manual of Standards) of CASR (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations)
- Interpret the various global navigation chart projections and explain their use on national and international flights
- Convert between global time zones, Universal Coordinated Time and local time
- Examine the altimetry procedures used on national and international flights
- Convert between various airspeed types
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
Calculator - non-programmable, no text retrieval, silent only
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