Illustrated Navigation: Traditional, Electronic & Celestial Navigation (Illustrated Nautical Manuals) - Softcover

Dedekam, Ivar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909911585 ISBN 13: 9781909911581

Publisher: Fernhurst Books, 2017

Synopsis

Today, yachts are often equipped with radar, GPS, chart plotters, AIS, etc. This equipment has also become much more reliable, making it possible to make long offshore passages without a great knowledge of navigation. However, such equipment can be set up wrongly, interpreted incorrectly, malfunction or lose power. In these circumstances, knowledge of traditional navigation can become extremely important. This book will teach you how to navigate in the traditional way using compass, log and plotter; and also how to navigate using electronic aids like GPS, radar and chart plotter. In addition, you will learn some basic celestial navigation using the sun and stars to obtain your position using sextant, almanacs, tables and a watch. Each method of navigation is explained alongside detailed illustrations and examples, combining to make a straightforward and easy-to-follow guide.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Contents

TRADITIONAL NAVIGATION: How charts are created, Latitude and longitude, Position, Using charts, Variation and deviation, Steering compass, Logs and echosounders, Plotting implements, Leeway and current, Handbearing compasses, Dead reckoning / bearings, Miscellaneous, Sailing at night, IALA buoyage system, Tide and tidal currents, Navigation lights, Summary

ELECTRONIC NAVIGATION: GPS, GPS – how does it work?, GPS receivers, Using the GPS receiver, Chart plotters, Using the chart plotter, Waypoints and routes, Display setup, Receiver setup, Radar, Range / bearing discrimination, Radar operation, Adjusting the radar, Radar problems, Display setup, Collision avoidance, AIS

CELESTIAL NAVIGATION: The sun’s geographic position, Astronomical model, Principles of celestial navigation, Hour angles, Noon sight, Measuring sun’s altitude, UTC, zone and standard time, Working a sight, Sight reduction sheet, Taking the noon sight, Plotting position lines, Finding lat. and long. directly, Corrections, Stars, Polaris (North Star), Using a calculator

Appendix: Tables & formulae.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This beautifully illustrated manual teaches you to navigate by traditional navigation, electronic navigation (using GPS and radar) and celestial navigation (using sextant, tables and a watch).

The author has been sailing for more than 25 years and has logged 50,000 nautical miles including three Atlantic crossings.

About the Author:

Ivar Dedekam, of Dedekam Design, specialises in uniquely illustrated nautical manuals which are easy to understand and remember. Ivar has been sailing for over 30 years and has logged more than 50,000 nautical miles, including three Atlantic crossings. His book Illustrated Sail & Rig Tuning is an international success and has been published in 19 languages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fernhurst Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1909911585
• ISBN 13: 9781909911581
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 84