Practical Navigation for Officers of the Watch
Practical Navigation for Officers of the Watch

Author: A. Frost

Publisher: Sheridan House Incorporated

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780851747071

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The aspiring Officer of the Watch can now achieve certification through NVQ or SVQ unit achievement ratified by MSA oral examination. This new publication, which replaces Practical Navigation for Second Mates and Principals and Practices of Navigation, has been extended in scope to reflect these changes.

Practical Celestial Navigation
Practical Celestial Navigation

Author: Susan P. Howell

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2023-06-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 1493077015

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Praised by The Practical Sailor as "a first-class piece of work," Susan P. Howell's Practical Celestial Navigation was developed for Mystic Seaport's navigation courses. This third edition, originally published by the Seaport's Planetarium, retains the step-by-step format of the original, along with an abundance of diagrams and practice problems. Practical Celestial Navigation is recommended as a self-instruction text for beginners or for old celestial hands getting back in practice.

Practical Navigation for the Yachtsman
Practical Navigation for the Yachtsman

Author: Frederick L. Devereux

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1972-01-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780393031713

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A guide for the amateur yachtsman that examines navigational problems and procedures as well as recent advances in piloting and plotting

Practical Navigation
Practical Navigation

Author: Dag Pike

Publisher: Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd

Published: 2015-10-04

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1786795310

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This comprehensive and authoritative guide to practical navigation draws on the author’s extensive experience of leisure cruising and ocean racing. It combines detailed directions on how to navigate along coasts, in harbours, at night and in bad weather with easy-to-understand technical information about the electronic tools involved in safe navigation, including radar, GPS, AIS and chart plotters. Key basics such as charts, buoys, lights and tides are carefully explained and illustrated with diagrams and colour photographs throughout. Practical descriptions of navigation scenarios, such as fixing a position or plotting a course, are brought to life with anecdotes and precise detail. An indispensable reference guide for anyone wishing to sail or motor a boat safely in any situation.