Part E:

Table of Specifications

% of Thinking Skills No. of

Time
Term Topics Teaching Test
Allotment
Time Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create Items

1. Introduction to Navigation 5 12.5 6

2. The Earth 5 12.5 6

3. Datums 5 12.5 7
MIDTERM

4. Charts 10 25 12

5. Electronic Charts 5 12.5 6

6. Information from Charts, Lists of Lights

10 25 13
and Other Publications

Total 40 100 50

Thinking Skills
% of No. of
Time
Term Topics Teaching Test
Allotment Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create
Time Items

1. Introduction to Navigation 5 6.25 3

2. The Earth 5 6.25 3

FINAL

3. Datums 5 6.25 3

4. Charts 10 12.5 7
 Thinking Skills
Time % of No. of
Term Topics Teaching Test
Allotment Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create
Time Items

5. Electronic Charts 5 6.25 3

6. Information from Charts, Lists of Lights

25 31.25 16
and Other Publications

7. Corrections to Nautical Charts and

10 12.5
FINAL

Publications 6

8. Tides 15 18.75 9

Total 80 100 50
Assessment Plan

STCW Code:
Table A-II/1
Section A-II/1 – Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of a
navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.

Instructor: Assessor:

Resources Needed: Calculator

Methods of Assessment

Written Assessment Practical Assessment

Topics Assessment Task

Assessment Assessment Grading Determine the length on the chart of a given Grading
No. of Test
Items Method Period distance based on a given scale, and vice versa Scheme
Scheme

Assessment Criteria
Written or interactive Assessment is Obtain at least  Obtained length is within ± 0.5% per unit Carry out all
1. Introduction to Navigation 6
assessment administered at 50% mark from from the assessor’s solution the required
the end of written test.  Obtain the correct scale based on the given task within the
2. The Earth 6 actual distance and its corresponding
Midterm. defined
length on the chart assessment
3. Datums 7
criteria.

4. Charts 12

5. Electronic Charts 6

6. Information from Charts, Lists of

13
Lights and Other Publications

STCW Code:
Table A-II/1
Section A-II/1 – Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of a
navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more.

Instructor: Assessor:

Resources Needed: Mercator charts, Nautical Publications, Notices to Mariners, Chart Correction Log (Sheet), Plotting instruments, Correction tools
 Methods of Assessment

Written Assessment Practical Assessment

Assessment Task

Topics Select the appropriate Apply corrections to

Grading chart and publication nautical charts from
No. of Test Assessment Assessment Grading
using the chart the Notices to
Items Method Period Scheme
Scheme catalogue for a given Mariners
condition or scenario

Assessment Criteria

Written or interactive Assessment is Obtain at least  Correctly determine  Correctly apply the Carry out all
1. Introduction to Navigation 3
assessment administered at 50% mark from the nautical correctios to the the required
the end of Final written test. publications to be affected chart tasks within
2. The Earth 3 used:  Record correction
Term. the defined
o List of Lights on the chart assessment
3. Datums 3 o List of Radio  Record correction criteria.
Signals on the char
4. Charts 7 o Sailing correction log
Directions
5. Electronic Charts 3  Chart selected is
the largest scale
6. Information from Charts, Lists of appropriate for the
16
Lights and Other Publications tasks
7. Corrections to Nautical Charts and  Charts selected
6
Publications covers the intended
voyage
8. Tides 9