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Master practical navigation with clear, step-by-step guidance and real-world tools.
This practical guide explains how ships determine their position at sea and how to chart a safe course. It focuses on common methods and essential instruments, keeping explanations accessible for beginners while offering solid fundamentals for those entering the merchant or naval service.
Readers will learn how to interpret depth soundings, measure a ship’s speed, and track direction using a compass. The edition emphasizes hands-on techniques and everyday operations, designed to help a crewman from first use to confident practice at sea.
- How to take soundings with lead lines and depth instruments, and what the readings mean
- How to measure speed, time, and distance to determine a ship’s course
- How to read a log and interpet gear like the log-line, glass, and reel
- How to understand compass readings and basic navigation concepts for plotting a course
Ideal for readers seeking a clear, task-focused introduction to navigation basics and instrument use.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book offers an introduction to the fundamentals of navigation, a crucial skill for navigating both land and sea. Originating in the scientific study of the Earth's properties and locations of stars, planets, and constellations, early navigators invented instruments like the compass and astrolabe to compute their position and plot their course. The author simplifies concepts such as dead reckoning, triangulation, and celestial navigation, making the art of charting a course accessible to anyone willing to understand the simpler principles on which the subject is based. This book is an essential classic for anyone with an interest in venturing out into the wilderness or open water. Its contents trace the human relationship with the natural world and reveal how our understanding of it has evolved over time. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331950165_0
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