The foundation of scientific research is being laid during the learning of navigator in higher school. As in any technical educational institution, in Kherson State Maritime Academy such basic disciplines as Higher Mathematics, Physics, and Information Technologies are taught from the first year of study. Curricula based on competent approach to marine specialists training provide not only mastering the one or the other discipline but also able to use the obtained knowledge in the professional activity. This article focuses on such an important question as a choice of ship management strategy based on the natural phenomena forecasting conducted on the results of statistical observations on environment behaviour, which surrounds a ship. Since task solution of analysis and forecasting is related with the usage of mathematical apparatus, study this theme within of the disci-pline “Information Technologies”, using possibilities of electronic tables, is sup-ported by mathematical methods of construction of regression equations, solution of algebraic equations systems and in more difficult cases – solution of differen-tial equations systems in partial derivatives. The modern development of infor-mation technologies and the power of software allow filling the educational mate-rial of disciplines with applied, professionally-oriented tasks. The using of math-ematical modelling apparatus allows students to be able to solve such tasks.