How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1): A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts
Language: English
Published by International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, ME, 2012
- Softcover
- Used
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Condition: Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Glossy illustrated covers remain bright and clean with light rubbing and very minor edge and corner wear. Binding is firm and page edges are clean. Interior pages are clean and bright, with extensive color charts, diagrams, navigational examples, and international chart-symbol reference material throughout. Includes glossary and acronyms, common chart abbreviations, bibliography, and general index. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale. Practical marine-navigation reference for sailors and boaters learning to understand and interpret nautical charts. Covers chart symbols and abbreviations, soundings, aids to navigation, hydrographic information, datums, projections, and chart accuracy. Explains paper and electronic charts, including raster and vector charts, GPS and chartplotter use, AIS, radar overlays, and the limitations of relying on electronic position data without understanding the underlying chart information. Includes Chart No. 1 reference material with international chart symbols and terminology. Useful for coastal cruising, navigation study, seamanship training, and as an onboard chart-table reference. …
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- Title
- How to Read a Nautical Chart, 2nd Edition (Includes ALL of Chart #1): A Complete Guide to Using and Understanding Electronic and Paper Charts
- Author
- Calder, Nigel
- Publisher
- International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, Camden, ME
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Near fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0071779825
- ISBN 13
- 9780071779821
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Printing
- 5th or later Printing
- Item weight
- 1.2 pounds
- Dimensions
- 8.5 inches width by 11 inches height by 0.6 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Boating & Sailing, Cartography, Maps & Atlases, Reference Books
Authoritative, practical, and hands-on information on reading and relying on electronic and paper nautical charts
The classic How to Read a Nautical Chart explains every aspect of electronic and paper nautical charts: how a chart is assembled, how to gauge the accuracy of chart data, how to read charts created by other governments, how to use information such as scale, projection technique and datum that every chart contains; how not to get fooled or run aground by overzooming. Nigel Calder teaches you how to squeeze every ounce of information out of a nautical chart (on your GPS, chartplotter, or nav station) and understand the limits of accuracy for all charts, paper and electronic, raster and vector.
This much-awaited second edition addresses the changes in the world of electronic charting, integrated onboard navigation systems, as well as radar overlays and AIS and their interfacing with charts. A new chapter onthe Wiki Revolution explores the mechanisms allowing you to incorporate user-generated content into navigational products and share this content with others―harnessing a user-base never before possible. Calder also explores how 3D-technology and real-time depth and weather information is creating interactive charting capacities that are fundamentally changing how we navigate. Calder's unique, practical insights will help you to navigate safely for years to come."Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
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