Stress-Free Navigation : electronic and traditional /
Wells, Duncan.
Stress-Free Navigation : electronic and traditional / Duncan Wells. - 1 online resource (162 pages)
Cover; Half-title; Title; Coypyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction and Philosophy; 2. On Board; Parameters; Waypoints; Autohelm; Route; 3. The Chart; Seabed; Rocks, wrecks and obstructions; Updating; Short distances and long distances; 4. Position; Distance; Finding the position of something on a paper chart; Plotting a position on to a chart; Bearing and distance from and to; 5. The Compass; 6. Magnetic Variation and Deviation; What do we do with magnetic variation?; Deviation; Steps taken to allow for variation and deviation; 7. Fixing a Position; 8. Tides Tidal hourTidal diamonds and tidal stream atlas; Computation of tidal rates; 9. Leeway; 10. Estimated Position; How to work out an estimated position; Projected estimated position; Advanced estimated position; Running fix; 11. What if the GPS Dies?; 12. Course to Steer; Course to steer in your head; 13. Time Zones; 14. Tidal Heights; Rule of twelfths; Using tidal information; 15. Secondary Ports; 16. Sailing; Points of sail; Tacking and gybing; True wind and apparent wind; Laying the windward mark; 17. Aids to Navigation; Buoyage; Lights; Transits; 18. The Collision Regulations (Colregs) Who gives way to whom?Vessel lights, day shapes and sound signals; 19. Weather; Scenarios; What the clouds mean; Frontal systems; Buys Ballot's Law; Shipping forecast; The Beaufort scale; Fog; 20. Pilotage; Key concepts; 21. Passage Planning; Considerations for passage planning; 22. Anchoring; Ground tackle; Five essentials of anchoring; Coding the cable; How much scope to allow; Quick tips for anchoring success; 23. Safety; Safety equipment; Raising the alarm; Man overboard; Index
1472962354 9781472962355
Boats and boating.
Navigation.
Sailing.
Electronic books.
GV777.5 / .W45 2019 GV811.5 / .W45 2019
797.1 623.89
Stress-Free Navigation : electronic and traditional / Duncan Wells. - 1 online resource (162 pages)
Cover; Half-title; Title; Coypyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction and Philosophy; 2. On Board; Parameters; Waypoints; Autohelm; Route; 3. The Chart; Seabed; Rocks, wrecks and obstructions; Updating; Short distances and long distances; 4. Position; Distance; Finding the position of something on a paper chart; Plotting a position on to a chart; Bearing and distance from and to; 5. The Compass; 6. Magnetic Variation and Deviation; What do we do with magnetic variation?; Deviation; Steps taken to allow for variation and deviation; 7. Fixing a Position; 8. Tides Tidal hourTidal diamonds and tidal stream atlas; Computation of tidal rates; 9. Leeway; 10. Estimated Position; How to work out an estimated position; Projected estimated position; Advanced estimated position; Running fix; 11. What if the GPS Dies?; 12. Course to Steer; Course to steer in your head; 13. Time Zones; 14. Tidal Heights; Rule of twelfths; Using tidal information; 15. Secondary Ports; 16. Sailing; Points of sail; Tacking and gybing; True wind and apparent wind; Laying the windward mark; 17. Aids to Navigation; Buoyage; Lights; Transits; 18. The Collision Regulations (Colregs) Who gives way to whom?Vessel lights, day shapes and sound signals; 19. Weather; Scenarios; What the clouds mean; Frontal systems; Buys Ballot's Law; Shipping forecast; The Beaufort scale; Fog; 20. Pilotage; Key concepts; 21. Passage Planning; Considerations for passage planning; 22. Anchoring; Ground tackle; Five essentials of anchoring; Coding the cable; How much scope to allow; Quick tips for anchoring success; 23. Safety; Safety equipment; Raising the alarm; Man overboard; Index
1472962354 9781472962355
Boats and boating.
Navigation.
Sailing.
Electronic books.
GV777.5 / .W45 2019 GV811.5 / .W45 2019
797.1 623.89