The educational objectives of the course are related to the knowledge of the main properties of the ocean and of the atmosphere as well as their dynamics at several spatial and temporal scales. Additionally, the equations of oceanic and atmospheric motions will be described also through some simplifications.
Students shall prove to know the characteristics of the main oceanographic and atmospheric phenomena. The course also aims at increasing the ability of reading graphs, maps and bulletins associated to oceanographic and meteorological data.
Students shall prove to apply the main theoretical and practical knowledge acquired during the course in order to identify and describe the observed oceanographic and meteorological phenomena.
Students shall autonomously evaluate any advantage or danger associated to the oceanographic and meteorological dynamics, focusing on weather conditions that result in a danger for the navigation.
Students shall acquire the skill of reading, understanding and transmitting the informations obtained through any oceanographic bulletin, forecast or observation.
Students shall be capable of continuously update their knowledge, by reading books, articles and oceanic and weather forecasts and bulletin, in order to guarantee a state of the art information of the sea and weather state to the navigation officers.