1. Comprehensive Maritime Incident Management: protocols, roles, and chain of command for coordinated response
2. Operational Planning and Execution: briefing, routes, weather windows, and go/no-go criteria
3. Rapid Risk Assessment: criticality matrix, scene control, and decision-making under pressure
4. Operational Communication: VHF/GMDSS, standardized reports, and inter-agency liaison
5. Tactical Mobility and Safe Boarding: RHIB maneuvers, approach, mooring, and recovery
6. Equipment and Technologies: PPE, signaling, satellite tracking, and field data logging
7. Immediate Care of the Affected: primary assessment, hypothermia, trauma, and stabilization for evacuation
8. Adverse Environmental Conditions: swell, Visibility, flows, and operational mitigation

   Simulation and training: critical scenarios, use of VR/AR, and exercises with performance metrics

   Documentation and continuous improvement: lessons learned, indicators (MTTA/MTTR), and SOP updates

1. Fundamentals of Analog Electronics: Passive and active components, basic circuits.
2. Naval Sensors: Types, operating principles, calibration, and maintenance.
3. Naval Actuators: Valves, motors, pumps, control and regulation systems.
4. Automatic Control Systems: Open and closed loop, PID control, stability, and tuning.
5. Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs): Programming, configuration, and applications in naval systems.
6. Industrial Communication Networks: Communication protocols (Modbus, Profibus), network architectures.
7. Naval Automation Systems: Monitoring and control of propulsion, power generation, and charging systems.
8. Power Control Systems: Power distribution, electrical protection, UPS, and generators.

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9. Predictive Maintenance: Vibration analysis techniques, thermography, and oil analysis.
10. Regulations and Safety: Electrical safety and automation standards in the naval environment.

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1. Introduction to Embedded Systems: Definition, characteristics, and applications in robotics and autonomous navigation.
2. Microcontroller Architecture: Types, selection, peripherals, and resource management.
3. Sensors for Autonomous Navigation: IMU, GPS, LiDAR, cameras, encoders. Operating principles and calibration.
4. Sensor Data Acquisition and Processing: Filtering, sensor fusion, and state estimation.
5. Actuators: Motors, servomotors, steering and propulsion systems.

Power control and management.

Real-time operating systems (RTOS): Scheduling, task management, inter-process communication.

Wireless communication: Communication protocols (WiFi, Bluetooth, LoRa, CAN bus) and security.

Localization and mapping: SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) algorithms, visual odometry, and LiDAR.

Route planning: Search algorithms (A*, Dijkstra), obstacle avoidance, and path optimization.

Autonomous control: Control architectures (PID, MPC), adaptive control, and AI-based control systems.

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1. Introduction to Naval Systems: Types, Functions, and Components
2. Sensors and Transducers: Types, Characteristics, Calibration, and Maintenance
3. Actuators: Valves, Motors, Pumps, Cylinders; Principles of operation and control

   Control systems: Open-loop and closed-loop, PID, fuzzy logic

   Communication networks: Protocols (CANbus, Modbus), Industrial Ethernet, fiber optics

   Power generation and distribution systems: Power plants, UPS, batteries

   Propulsion systems: Main engine control, variable-pitch propellers, thrusters

   Steering systems: Autopilot, rudder control, stabilizers

   Auxiliary systems: Bilge pump control, ballast, air conditioning, refrigeration

   Diagnosis and maintenance of automated systems: Fault identification and resolution

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1. System Architecture and Components: Structural design, materials, and subsystems (mechanical, electrical, electronic, and fluid) with selection and assembly criteria for marine environments
2. Fundamentals and Principles of Operation: Physical and engineering foundations (thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, electricity, control, and materials) that explain performance and operating limits
3. Safety and Environmental (SHE): Risk analysis, PPE, LOTO, hazardous atmospheres, spill and waste management, and emergency response plans
4. Applicable Regulations and Standards: IMO/ISO/IEC requirements and local regulations;
5. Conformance criteria, certification, and best practices for operation and maintenance
6. Inspection, testing, and diagnostics: Visual/dimensional inspection, functional testing, data analysis, and predictive techniques (vibration, thermography, fluid analysis) to identify root causes
7. Preventive and predictive maintenance: Hourly/cycle/seasonal plans, lubrication, adjustments, calibrations, consumable replacement, post-service verification, and operational reliability
8. Instrumentation, tools, and metrology: Measuring and testing equipment, diagnostic software, calibration and traceability; selection criteria, safe use, and storage
9. Onboard integration and interfaces: Mechanical, electrical, fluid, and data compatibility; Sealing and watertightness, EMC/EMI, corrosion protection, and interoperability testing.

   Quality, acceptance testing, and commissioning: process and materials control, FAT/SAT, bench and sea trials, go/no-go criteria, and evidence documentation.

   Technical documentation and integrated practice: logs, checklists, reports, and a complete case study (safety → diagnosis → intervention → verification → report) applicable to any system.

1. Introduction to Naval Control Systems: Types and Applications
2. Fundamentals of Maritime Navigation: Coordinates, Bearings, Distances
3. Global Positioning Systems (GNSS): GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou
4. Navigation Sensors: Gyroscopes, Accelerometers, Logs, Anemometers
5. Automatic Control Systems: Autopilots, Stability Control Systems
6. Radar and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS): Principles and Applications
7. Naval Simulation: Types of Simulators, Mathematical Models, and Physics
8. Development of Simulation Models: Environment, Vessels, and Systems
9. Integration of Systems of Control, navigation, and simulation
10. Applications of naval simulation: training, design, and analysis

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1. Introduction to Naval Control Systems: Types and Applications
2. Fundamentals of Hydrodynamics: Forces and Moments on the Ship
3. Steering Systems: Rudders, Maneuvering Propellers, Azimuth Thrusters
4. Automatic Course Control: Autopilots, PID Algorithms
5. Propulsion Systems: Diesel Engines, Gas Turbines, Electric Propulsion
6. Propulsion Plant Control: Power Management, Efficiency, and Emissions
7. Navigation Systems: GNSS, Gyrocompasses, Logs, Echosounders
8. Systems Integration: Distributed Control Architectures, Communication Buses
9. Maintenance and Diagnostics: Procedures, Common Faults, monitoring
10. Future trends: Autonomous ships, alternative propulsion, digitalization

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