A Guide To Practical Navigation
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Author | : Phil Somerville |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2021-10-14 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1472987594 |
THIS EBOOK EDITION IS DESIGNED TO BE EXPERIENCED ON COLOUR DEVICES The practical guide to celestial navigation - know what to do step by step, understand why you're doing it, and be confident that you can put it into practice when on board. Did you know that a person standing on the equator is effectively travelling at 900mph? And did you know that you can use this information to work out where you are in the world, to an accuracy of about 3 or 4 miles? No GPS, no computers. Just a sextant, some tables from an Almanac and the knowledge in this book. It's the only back up if the GPS goes down, so it's a matter of safety. If you want to qualify as a commercial skipper/superyacht captain you need to know how to carry out celestial navigation. And if you want to pass the RYA Ocean YachtmasterTM exam, you need to know it too. It's a major stumbling block for many sailors wanting or needing to take their next qualifications, and the other books on the market are complex and often assume some prior understanding. This book fulfils the need for a clear explanation of celestial navigation, illustrated with colour diagrams and including unique checklist sheets to enable you to repeat all those calculations you learned back at home, when you're on deck. Without overwhelming the reader with a load of theory from the off, the author breaks down what you need to do, step by step, explaining why at every point – giving the information context, and making it more interesting and memorable. He has trained students in this subject for years, and here he's able to use his experiences of what works, and what are the common pitfalls – he even includes a troubleshooting chapter near the end, going through errors commonly made, and how to spot them. The objective is that readers will finish the book not only knowing what to do, but really understanding why, and being able to make sense of it all again later (rather than just getting through and exam and finding themselves at a loss when on deck). The author also includes time-tested 'proformas' – quick reference sheets that sailors can refer to when they come to putting the theory into practice on board, avoiding the terrifying 'cold start' that most sailors experience when they suddenly need to put their theoretical knowledge to the test in the real world.
Author | : Edmund McNevin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1877 |
Genre | : Nautical astronomy |
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Author | : Frederick L. Devereux |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1972-01-01 |
Genre | : Navigation. |
ISBN | : 9780393031713 |
A guide for the amateur yachtsman that examines navigational problems and procedures as well as recent advances in piloting and plotting
Author | : Paul Boissier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781912177455 |
Improve your understanding of charts and you will navigate with increased safety and confidence. First explaining how charts are compiled, this guides you through the elements that make up these vital navigational tools. In addition to the wealth of practical advice the book contains the Symbols and Abbreviations Used on Admiralty Charts in full.
Author | : Susan P. Howell |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2023-06-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1493077015 |
Praised by The Practical Sailor as "a first-class piece of work," Susan P. Howell's Practical Celestial Navigation was developed for Mystic Seaport's navigation courses. This third edition, originally published by the Seaport's Planetarium, retains the step-by-step format of the original, along with an abundance of diagrams and practice problems. Practical Celestial Navigation is recommended as a self-instruction text for beginners or for old celestial hands getting back in practice.
Author | : Nathaniel Bowditch |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 798 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Nautical astronomy |
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Author | : A. Frost |
Publisher | : Sheridan House Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780851747071 |
The aspiring Officer of the Watch can now achieve certification through NVQ or SVQ unit achievement ratified by MSA oral examination. This new publication, which replaces Practical Navigation for Second Mates and Principals and Practices of Navigation, has been extended in scope to reflect these changes.
Author | : Ivan G. Petrovski |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2012-03-29 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1107376491 |
Bridge the gap between theoretical education and practical work experience with this hands-on guide to GNSS, which features: • A clear, practical presentation of GNSS theory, with emphasis on GPS and GLONASS • All the essential theory behind software receivers and signal simulators • Key applications in navigation and geophysics, including INS aiding, scintillation monitoring, earthquake studies and more • Physical explanations of various important phenomena, including the similarity of code delay and phase advance of GNSS signals, and negative cross-correlation between scintillation intensity and phase variations. Whether you are a practising engineer, a researcher or a student, you will gain a wealth of insights from the authors' twenty-five years of experience. You can explore numerous practical examples and case studies and get hands-on user experience with a bundled real-time software receiver, signal simulator and a set of signal data, enabling you to create your own GNSS lab for research or study.
Author | : Fred Touche |
Publisher | : Touche Publishing |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2005-09-28 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 097325274X |
Designed for both land and water use, this comprehensive guide helps unlock the complexity of map and chart reading as it relates to navigation. Beginning with detailed technical descriptions of the tools of navigation—a compass, an altimeter, a GPS system, and a sextant—this handbook shows how to use these tools either individually or in combination with each other to navigate any area. Factors that cause tools and techniques to fail are discussed, such as why an altimeter often shows the wrong elevation, a GPS position is sometimes off track, and the sun often points in an unexpected direction. Twenty-one real-life scenarios provide practical wisdom for even the most intrepid navigator. Specific information on using the moon for directions and the stars for position, measuring boiling water temperature for elevation, map projections, map datums, great circle routes, and the UTM/UPS grid system is included.
Author | : Frank J. Larkin |
Publisher | : Sheridan House, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781574090529 |
This clear and accessible introduction to coastal navigation outlines most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with modern electronic aids. Step-by-step, the reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions. In addition to dead-reckoning techniques, the author covers tides and currents and explains how to use LORAN C and GPS. There are numerous illustrations throughout the text and practice problems at the end of each chapter. Key Advantages: fully updated new edition, perfect for sail and power, clear layout and instructions, comprehensive overage of all aspects of coastal navigation, review questions and answers, and suitable for self-study and Coast Guard or other similar courses.