This impulse navigation evolution involves maneuvering the vessel along a “figure eight” loop around two planets.
Candidates must maneuver the vessel from a central target area (starting at point 1 on the diagram) towards one planet and completing a radial traversal it (point 2). Candidates must then maneuver through the central target area towards the opposite planet, performing a radial traversal in the other direction (point 3) before maneuvering and coming to all stop within the central target area (point 4 on the diagram).
The evolution is intended to provide training and competency evaluation on the following impulse navigation skills:
The proving course for this evolution consists of two planets, the grid locations of which will be supplied to the evolution participants, along with the grid position of the starting point (which is midway between the two planets).
Participants will be told which order the planets should be traversed and in which direction the first traversal should take place (the second traversal will always be in the opposite direction).
The evolution ends inside a Central Target Area (CTA) 200 GU’s squared, centred on the starting point.
The example evolution uses the following proving course from a starting point of X:195 Y:10989. Vessel begins with a heading of 000.
Planet 1: Sol2 | Planet 2: Sol4 | ||
Grid Pos X | 2134 | Grid Pos X | -1745 |
Grid Pos Y | 6877 | Grid Pos Y | 15100 |
Traversal direction | Starboard | Traversal direction | Port |
Traversal radius | 100GU | Traversal radius | 100GU |