M3000-1.1.5

Radar and ARPA - use, modes, limitations, errors and parallel indexing

M3000-1 · Navigation · M3000-1.1 Plan and Conduct Safe Navigation

Covers radar and ARPA use, stabilisation modes, parallel indexing as an active navigation tool, and the principal limitations and errors a Master must critically assess before trusting ARPA output.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Master (Yachts less than 3000 GT) examination syllabus (updated June 2026). Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.