COASTAL NAVIGATION

-  -  -  it’s easy!

Contents

WHERE’S THE TIDE TAKING US?
The ‘Estimated’ position, more on Set & Drift, Plotting courses to counter Set & Drift.

WHERE ARE WE?
Coordinates, Latitude and Longitude, Meridians, Lights, Finding/Plotting positions  

WHAT’S THAT IN THE WATER?
Buoyage, the ‘Cardinal’ system, Lateral marks, Isolated marks,Special marks, Safe Water marks, the I.A.L.A

WHERE ARE WE GOING?
The Compass, Variation, Deviation, Compass Error, ‘Swinging the Compass’, The Pelorus Compass

THE  ‘SEXY’  BIT!
The Sextant in coastal navigation, How the Sextant works, Horizontal Angles, Distance Off by Elevation, the Station Pointer.

HOW DO WE GET THERE?
Plotting positions/courses, Tools of the Trade,
 Time Speed and Distance, The ‘DR’ position,                   The ‘Observed’ position.

THE  CRUISE
A Cruise around the area - problem is, we left out all the courses, bearings, set & drift etc.,  You’ll need to fill them in!

THE FINER POINTS
Relative Bearings, Transit bearings, the ‘Running Fix’, the ‘Four-point’ bearing, ‘Double the angle on the Bow’, the ‘Extreme Range’ fix.

POT  POURRI
Electronics in navigation, Radar, GPS, Radio etc. Plus a collection of hints and tips garnered from a lifetime at sea!

ANSWERS TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS!
All the answers to the exercises at the end of each section. PLUS Our unique self-testing system.  Will you pass that exam?

IS THERE ENOUGH WATER?
Set and Drift, the Tides, Tidal Streams, Finding the Depth, Can we anchor overnight?