This clear and accessible introduction to coastal navigation outlines most of the techniques of piloting that are still fundamental to safe navigation even with modern electronic aids. Step-by-step, the reader is guided from simple to more complex piloting solutions. In addition to dead-reckoning techniques, the author covers tides and currents and explains how to use LORAN C and GPS. There are numerous illustrations throughout the text and practice problems at the end of each chapter.
Key Advantages: fully updated new edition, perfect for sail and power, clear layout and instructions, comprehensive overage of all aspects of coastal navigation, review questions and answers, and suitable for self-study and Coast Guard or other similar courses.
- ISBN10 0924486392
- ISBN13 9780924486395
- Publish Date 1 January 1955
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 January 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Sheridan House
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 278
- Language English