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 - 2024
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 Lecturer/UC
Introduce practice exam before the Final Exam.
Students should practice a few sample examination papers in Weeks 11 and 12.
- 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
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| 1 - Online Test - 40% | |||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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| 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 - First Nations Knowledges | |||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 40% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
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.
d.drury@cqu.edu.au
s.m.gould@cqu.edu.au
Introduction and Pressure Instruments
Begin Date: 04 Mar 2024Module/Topic
Introduction to unit
Typical pitot static systems
Altimeter
Airspeed indicator
Machmeter
Vertical speed indicator
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Gyroscopes and Compasses
Begin Date: 11 Mar 2024Module/Topic
Principles of gyroscopes: rigidity and precession, drift and topple
Types of gyroscopes: air and electrically driven, ring laser gyroscopes
Compasses
Directional gyroscope
Attitude indicator
Turn and slip indicator
Remote magnetic indicator and flux valves
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Charts
Begin Date: 18 Mar 2024Module/Topic
Fundamental principles, terms and models
Departure
Convergence
Ideal characteristics
Common projections overview
Mercator projections
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Charts and Time
Begin Date: 25 Mar 2024Module/Topic
Charts (continued)
Polar stereographic projection
Lamberts conformal projection
Standard time formats
Time zones
Local mean time
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Radio Wave Propagation
Begin Date: 01 Apr 2024Module/Topic
General principles
Types of wave propagation
Antennae types and functions
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online quiz: 40%
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 08 Apr 2024Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
ETP, PNR and PSD
Begin Date: 15 Apr 2024Module/Topic
Calculating ETP
Calculating PNR
Calculating off-track PSD
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Conventional Radio Aids
Begin Date: 22 Apr 2024Module/Topic
NDB and ADF
VOR
DME
ILS
MLS
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
RADAR
Begin Date: 29 Apr 2024Module/Topic
Primary RADAR
Secondary RADAR
Radio altimeter
Weather RADAR
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Inertial Navigation
Begin Date: 06 May 2024Module/Topic
Principles of operation and use
Gyrostabilized and strap down systems
Alignment
Accuracy and errors
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Satellite Navigation
Begin Date: 13 May 2024Module/Topic
Principles of operation and use
Accuracy and errors
RAIM and FDE
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
RNAV and Integrated Systems
Begin Date: 20 May 2024Module/Topic
Typical modern systems and principles
Air data computers
Position updating
EFIS displays and presentation
Route considerations
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Modern Navigation
Begin Date: 27 May 2024Module/Topic
GNSS enhancements
Performance based navigation
ADS-B, ADS-C
LIDAR
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 03 Jun 2024Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 10 Jun 2024Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Online Test
This quiz will cover all material in weeks 1 to 5.
This will be an online test, consisting of multiple choice and short answer questions.
Date and Time of Mid-Term Test will be promulgated in Week 2.
Students should be able to:
- explain the principle of operation of basic air data and gyroscopic flight instruments, and their associated errors
- interpret Mercator, Lambert's Conformal, and Polar Stereographic chart projections, and explain their differences and uses
- convert between different time zones
- resolve airspeed conversion and altimetry problems
- explain basic principles of radio wave propagation
- 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
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
