Year: 2016 Language: English Author: Christopher D. Nolan Genre: Textbook Edition: 2nd Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 320 Description: In the age of electronic navigation, older manual calculation methods have fallen out of favor. However esoteric it may seem, competent navigators must maintain proficiency with older navigation methods for three main reasons: The first reason is that higher authority mandates it. Service navigation standards and national licensing require proficiency in solving many types of navigation problems. The second reason is for potential electronic failure. Although rare, in the event of a GPS or other electronic signal disruption, older methods of position fixing are required. In an age where many watch officers seldom plot positions on paper charts; maintaining proficiency with manual navigation problems is crucial. The third reason for familiarity with navigation problem solving is for personal satisfaction. Ship’s navigators are part of a heritage that goes back thousands of years. We are lucky to live in an age where navigation can be so easy, but tradition requires us to devote our energies to mastering our craft.
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The Cutterman’s Guide to Navigation Problems
Language: English
Author: Christopher D. Nolan
Genre: Textbook
Edition: 2nd
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 320
Description: In the age of electronic navigation, older manual calculation methods have fallen out of favor. However esoteric it may seem, competent navigators must maintain proficiency with older navigation methods for three main reasons:
The first reason is that higher authority mandates it. Service navigation standards and national licensing require proficiency in solving many types of navigation problems.
The second reason is for potential electronic failure. Although rare, in the event of a GPS or other electronic signal disruption, older methods of position fixing are required. In an age where many watch officers seldom plot positions on paper charts; maintaining proficiency with manual navigation problems is crucial.
The third reason for familiarity with navigation problem solving is for personal satisfaction. Ship’s navigators are part of a heritage that goes back thousands of years. We are lucky to live in an age where navigation can be so easy, but tradition requires us to devote our energies to mastering our craft.
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