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Synopsis
This book is an updated edition of a text that has been used in navigation courses for 25 years.
It covers practical smallcraft navigation (sail or power), starting from the basics and ending with all that is needed to navigate safely and efficiently on inland and coastal waters in all weather conditions.
It is for beginners, starting from scratch, or for more seasoned mariners who wish to expand their skills. Topics include:
* Charts, Chart Reading, and Chart Plotting
* Instruments and Logbook Procedures
* Compass Use
* Piloting and Dead Reckoning
* Lights and Buoyage
* Tides and Currents
* Rules of the Road
* GPS and other Electronic Aids
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From the Back Cover
Also from David Burch:
Modern Marine Weather
Celestial Navigation - A Complete Home Study Course
Radar For Mariners
Emergency Navigation
Fundamentals of Kayak Navigation
The Barometer Handbook
How to use Plastic Sextants - with application to metal sextants and a review of sextant piloting
The Star Finder Book - A guide to the many uses of the 2102-D Star Finder
About the Author
David Burch, PhD, FRIN, is the Director of Starpath School of Navigation, which after 26,000 classroom students since 1979 switched to all online training in 2008. He is the author of 13 books and hundreds of magazine articles. He received the Institute of Navigation's Superior Achievement Award for outstanding performance as a practicing navigator. He is Fellow of the US Institute of Navigation as well as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation in London. He has extensive ocean sailing experience covering much of the globe, and once held an elapsed time record for the Victoria to Maui Yacht Race that lasted for 16 years. On the academic side, he is a past Fulbright Scholar with a PHD in physics.
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- PublisherStarpath Publications
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0914025147
- ISBN 13 9780914025146
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages216
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