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= NAVAL SCIENCE III (922) = = NAVAL KNOWLEDGE/NAVAL SKILLS =

The purpose of this course is to further develop the understanding and importance of sea power and national security, naval operations and support functions, military law, international law and the sea. Also this course is designed to build on the general introduction provide in Naval Science 1, to further develop the traits of leadership in students and introduce cadets to the technical areas of naval science study, and engender a deeper awareness of the vital importance of the world oceans to the continued well-being of the United States. The content includes: - Sea power and national security. - Naval operations, and support functions. - Military law, discipline and punishment. - Fundamentals of international law and the sea. - The construction and organization (damage control) of naval ships. - Naval shipboard organization and watch standing. - Equipment, terminology, and small boat basic characteristics used in basic seamanship. - Common tools and terminology of navigation. - Navigation fundamentals, nautical rules of the road and purpose of maneuvering boards. - Naval weaponry instruction in gunnery, guided missiles, mines, chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. ** Credit: 1.00 Sob:) **