Description
This e-book, published in digital format as an interactive pdf file, covers all aspects of coastal navigation:
- the use of charts
- an explanation of the information given on them
- their care and the methods of keeping the charts up to date
- the correction of courses and bearings, and the course adjustments necessary for winds and tides
- the application of compass errors, and the methods used to determine these errors
- chart plotting techniques using straight position lines and position circles
- position-fixing by compass bearings, depth soundings, GPS and radar
- the use of speed logs and echo sounders
- the running fix method, using straight transferred position lines and transferred position circles
- passage planning.
Appendices include the compilation of a boat’s deviation card, and a comprehensive glossary of coastal navigation terms.
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