The EASA learning objectives for the course “General Navigation” is listed below. The objective links to the corresponding theory and/or example exam-questions.
Note: objectives colored red are not (yet) covered.
| 061.01 | Basics of navigation | |
| 061.01.01 | The Earth | |
| 061.01.02 | Position | |
| 061.01.03 | Direction | |
| 061.01.03.01 | Datums | |
| 061.01.04 | Distance | |
| 061.01.04.01 | WGS-84 ellipsoid | |
| 061.01.04.01.01 | State that 1 NM is equal to 1.852 km, which is the average distance of 1′ of latitude change on the WGS-84 ellipsoid. | |
| 061.01.04.01.02 | State that 1′ of longitude change at the equator on the WGS-84 ellipsoid is approximately equal to 1 NM. | |
| 061.01.04.02 | Units | |
| 061.01.04.02.01 | Convert between units of distance (nautical mile (NM), kilometre (km), statute mile (SM), feet (ft), inches (in)). | |
| 061.01.04.03 | Graticule distances | |
| 061.01.04.03.01 | Calculate the distance between positions on the same meridian, on opposite (antipodal) meridians, on the same parallel of latitude, and calculate new latitude/longitude when given distances north-south and east-west. | |
| 061.01.04.04 | Air mile | |
| 061.01.04.04.01 | Evaluate the effect of wind and altitude on air distance. | |
| 061.01.04.04.02 | Convert between ground distance (NM) and air distance (NAM) using the formula: NAM = NM × TAS/GS. | |
| 061.01.05 | Speed | |
| 061.01.05.01 | True airspeed (TAS) | |
| 061.01.05.01.01 | Calculate TAS from CAS, and CAS from TAS by: mechanical computer; and rule of thumb (2 per cent per 1 000 ft). | |
| 061.01.05.02 | Mach number (M) | |
| 061.01.05.02.01 | Calculate TAS from M, and M from TAS. | |
| 061.01.05.03 | CAS/TAS/M relationship | |
| 061.01.05.03.01 | Deduce the CAS, TAS and M relationship in climb/descent/cruise (flying at constant CAS or M). | |
| 061.01.05.03.02 | Deduce CAS and TAS in climb/descent/cruise (flying at constant CAS). | |
| 061.01.05.04 | Ground speed (GS) | |
| 061.01.05.04.01 | Calculate headwind component (HWC) and tailwind component (TWC) by: trigonometry; and MDR. | |
| 061.01.05.04.02 | Apply HWC and TWC to determine GS from TAS and vice versa. | |
| 061.01.05.04.03 | Explain the relationship between GS and TAS with increasing WCA. | |
| 061.01.05.04.04 | Calculate GS with: mechanical computer (TOV solution); and MDR (given track, TAS and WV). | |
| 061.01.05.04.05 | Perform GS, distance and time calculations. | |
| 061.01.05.04.06 | Calculate revised GS to reach a waypoint at a specific time. | |
| 061.01.05.04.07 | Calculate the average GS based on two observed fixes. | |
| 061.01.05.05 | Flight log | |
| 061.01.05.05.01 | Enter revised navigational en-route data, for the legs concerned, into the flight plan (e.g. updated wind and GS and correspondingly losses or gains in time and fuel consumption). | |
| 061.01.05.06 | Gradient versus rate of climb/descent | |
| 061.01.05.06.01 | Estimate average climb/descent gradient (per cent) or glide path degrees according to the following rule of thumb: Gradient in degrees = (vertical distance (ft) / 100) / ground distance (NM)) Gradient in per cent = (vertical distance (ft) / 60) / ground distance (NM)) Gradient in degrees = arctan (altitude difference (ft) / ground distance (ft)). N.B. These rules of thumb approximate 1 NM to 6 000 ft and are based on the 1:60 rule. | |
| 061.01.05.06.02 | Calculate rate of descent (ROD) on a given glide-path angle or gradient using the following rule of thumb formulae: ROD (ft/min) = GP degrees × GS (NM/min) × 100 ROD (ft/min) = GP per cent × GS (kt) | |
| 061.01.05.06.03 | Calculate climb/descent gradient (ft/NM, per cent and degrees), GS or vertical speed according to the following formula: Vertical speed (ft/min) = (GS (kt) × gradient (ft/NM)) / 60. | |
| 061.01.05.06.04 | State that it is necessary to determine the position of the aircraft accurately before commencing descent in order to ensure safe ground clearance. | |
| 061.01.06 | Triangle of velocities (TOV) | |
| 061.01.07 | Dead reckoning (DR) | |
| 061.01.08 | Navigation in climb and descent | |
| 061.02 | Visual Flight Rules (VFR) navigation | |
| 061.03 | Great circles and Rhumb lines | |
| 061.04 | Charts | |
| 061.05 | Time |