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An edition of Pencil, paper and stars (2008)

Pencil, paper and stars

the handbook of traditional and emergency navigation

Electronic navigation systems are extremely reliable but when they do fail onboard repair at sea is rarely possible. Also, their operation depends on a continuous supply of electricity. Should this fail they will stop and unexpectedly lacking the means of position finding, chart plotting and route planning how can the modern navigator continue their passage in a safe and seamanlike manner? This user friendly book gives simple, practical, get-you-home navigation techniques, which can be used if electronic navigation systems aboard a yacht fail. Shows you how to: 1. Understand the principles behind the techniques you are using to gain confidence in your answers. To help - these techniques will be placed in their historical context. 2. See the techniques as simple and easy to use. They require no complicated mathematics or high level craft skills or any form of special skill. 3. Employ every technique using ma...

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Hoboken, N.J.
Language
English

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Cover of: Pencil, Paper and Stars
Pencil, Paper and Stars: The Handbook of Traditional and Emergency Navigation
2008, Fernhurst Books
in English
Cover of: PENCIL, PAPER AND STARS
PENCIL, PAPER AND STARS: The Handbook of Traditional and Emergency Navigation
March 24, 2008, John Wiley & Sons Inc
Paperback in English
Cover of: Pencil, Paper and Stars
Pencil, Paper and Stars
2008, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
in English
Cover of: Pencil, paper and stars
Pencil, paper and stars: the handbook of traditional and emergency navigation
2008, Hoboken, N.J.
in English
Cover of: Pencil, Paper and Stars
Pencil, Paper and Stars
2008, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Electronic resource in English

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Table of Contents

An excellent art
Another kind of sailing
The first navigators
All in the mind
Passage planning
A home made magnetic compass
Direction from the sun
Direction from the stars
Direction from the moon
Telling the time
Dead reckoning and estimated positions
Coastal navigation
Home made sextants
Sextant corrections
Meridian sights
Latitude from polaris
Longitude
Plane sailing
Chartmaking
Signs of landfall
Accuracy.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
623.89
Library of Congress
GV813 .B785 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18293021M
Internet Archive
pencilpaperstars00buch
ISBN 13
9780470516522
LCCN
2007035528
Library Thing
7991052
Goodreads
3278487

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