Basic Coastal Navigation: An Introduction to Piloting
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0924486392
ISBN 13
9780924486395
ISSN
30000501
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
1993
Publisher
Pages
278
Description
This clear and accessible introduction to coastal navigation outlines most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with modern electronic aids. Step-by-step, the reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions. In addition to dead-reckoning techniques, the author covers tides and currents and explains how to use LORAN C and GPS. There are numerous illustrations throughout the text and practice problems at the end of each chapter.Key Advantages: fully updated new edition, perfect for sail and power, clear layout and instructions, comprehensive overage of all aspects of coastal navigation, review questions and answers, and suitable for self-study and Coast Guard or other similar courses. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
