Basic Coastal Navigation An Introduction to Piloting
Year: 1993 Language: english Author: Frank J. Larkin Genre: Guide Publisher: Sheridan House Edition: First ISBN: 0-924486-39-2 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 295 Description: This is a clearly written, easy to understand introduction to coastal navigation, outlining most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with today’s electronic aids. Step by step, the reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions and soon learns to plot a complete day trip. In addition to dead-reckoning techniques, the author covers tides and currents; he also introduces the major features of LORAN and GPS. There are numerous illustrations throughout the text and practice problems at the end of each chapter. KEY ADVANTAGES • A well-written text • Clear, easy to understand layout and instructions • Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of coastal navigation • Review questions and answers • Suitable for self-study and Coast Guard or similar courses
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Basic Coastal Navigation An Introduction to Piloting
Language: english
Author: Frank J. Larkin
Genre: Guide
Publisher: Sheridan House
Edition: First
ISBN: 0-924486-39-2
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 295
Description: This is a clearly written, easy to understand introduction to coastal navigation, outlining most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with today’s electronic aids. Step by step, the reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions and soon learns to plot a complete day trip. In addition to dead-reckoning techniques, the author covers tides and currents; he also introduces the major features of LORAN and GPS. There are numerous illustrations throughout the text and practice problems at the end of each chapter.
KEY ADVANTAGES
• A well-written text
• Clear, easy to understand layout and instructions
• Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of coastal navigation
• Review questions and answers
• Suitable for self-study and Coast Guard or similar courses
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