Spis treści:
Foreword by the author
Foreword by Bill Anderson
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Charts and the Real World
Latitude and longitude
Charts
2. Measuring Direction and Distance
Measuring distance at sea
Measuring distance on the chart
Measuring direction at sea
Measuring direction on the chart
3. Electronic Navigation Equipment
Echo sounders
Satnav
Waypoint navigation
Basic navigation functions
Chart plotters
4. Position fixing
Compass bearings
Position lines by range
Position lines by depth
Mixed fixes
Running fixes The simplest fix of all
5. Tides
The causes of tide
Tide levels and datums
Tide tables
Tidal height examples
Finding the height required
The effect of weather
Rule of twelfths
Tidal anomalies
Tidal streams
Tidal stream atlases
Tidal stream example
6. Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals
The range of a light
Buoys and beacons
Fog signals
7. Estimating Position and Shaping a Course
Allowing for wind
Allowing for tidal streams
Chartwork examples
Shaping a course
8. Radar
How radar works
Basic operation
Interpreting the picture
Navigating by radar
Radar for collision avoidance
9. Pilotage
Buoy-hopping
Leading lines
Clearing lines
Sectored lights
Soundings
Head-up radar
North-up radar
Eyeballing
Harbour regulations and byelaws
Planning pilotage
Pilotage in practice
10. Passage-making
Cruise planning factors
Navigation on passage - traditional methods under sail/at low speed
Navigation on passage - traditional methods at high speed
Using electronics
Getting lost, and "finding yourself"
Landfalls
Fog
Do I need to navigate?
Appendix
Index

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170 stron.
Format: 170x245mm.
ISBN 978-0-7136-8939-6