Published: 2002
A thoroughly clear and well tried instruction course in basic coastal navigation, used by the Royal Navy at Dartmouth. Full colour illustrations and clear layout.
This book will teach the theoretical aspects of coastal navigation through learning about the representation of Earth on a chart, the navigator of tides, tidal streams and levels, buoys and lights, fixing a ship's position and plotting a course.
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