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Foreword iv
Foreword by the author vi
Introduction 1
1 Charts and the Real World 3
Latitude and longitude
Charts
2 Measuring Direction and Distance 18
Measuring Distance at Sea
Measuring Distance on the Chart
Measuring Direction at Sea
Measuring Direction on the Chart
3 Electronic Navigation Equipment 38
Echo Sounders
Satnav
Waypoint Navigation
Basic Navigation Functions
Chart Plotters
4 Position Fixing 55
Compass Bearings
Position Lines by Range
Position Lines by Depth
Mixed Fixes
Running Fixes
The Simplest Fix of All
5 Tides 66
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 Currents
Tidal Currents Tables
Tidal Current Example
6 Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals 87
The Range of a Light
Buoys and Beacons
Fog Signals
7 Estimating Position and Shaping a Course 94
Allowing for Wind
Allowing for Current
Chartwork Examples
Shaping a Course
8 Radar 108
How Radar Works
Basic Operation
Interpreting the Picture
Navigating by Radar
Radar for Collision Avoidance
9 Piloting 125
Buoy-hopping
Leading Lines
Clearing Lines
Sectored Lights
Soundings
Head-up Radar
North-up Radar
Eyeballing
Planning for Piloting
Piloting in Practice
10 Passage-making 138
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 165
Useful Web sites
Index 169
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Joanna Fralick
reviewed The Book of Navigation: Traditional Navigation Techniques for Boating and Yachting on November 13, 2010
The Book of Navigation
Simple and to the point.
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